MarylandLocal governments must use court rules for tax foreclosure notices
Local governments seeking tax foreclosure on certain vacant properties must formally deliver court papers to people with legal interests in the property under Maryland court rules.
What it does
Counties and towns must deliver tax foreclosure complaints under Maryland court rules to everyone with a legal interest in the property. This replaces the requirement to mail notice within five days.
Argument forRequiring formal delivery under court rules could help people with legal interests in the property receive notice of a foreclosure case.
Argument againstReplacing the explicit five-day mailing deadline with court-rule requirements could make notice timing harder for property owners to understand.
More detail
Counties and towns must formally deliver the foreclosure complaint to each person with a legal interest in the property using Maryland court rules. This requirement covers local government tax foreclosure cases involving vacant lots or property cited as vacant and unsafe or unfit for living or another allowed use. The new notice requirement took effect June 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 740Became Law
- Apr 10Returned Passed
- Apr 9Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 8Second Reading Passed
- Apr 8Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Apr 8Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Mar 22
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Referred Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Mar 18Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 17Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Mar 13Favorable Report by Ways and MeansMinor
- Mar 5
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 11First Reading Ways and MeansIntroduced
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