MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            1459

rents to the owner, less expenses for maintenance
and upkeep.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 81 — Revenue and Taxes

Section 95

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 95 of Article 81 - Revenue and
Taxes, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 81 — Revenue and Taxes
95.

The owner of any property sold under the provisions of
this subtitle shall have the right, during the period of
redemption, to continue in possession of the same, and to
exercise all rights of ownership over the same until the
right of redemption has been finally foreclosed under the
provisions of this subtitle, provided that any holder of
any certificate of sale may apply to a court of equity in
the county in which the property is located for the
appointment of a receiver of the property covered by the
said certificate, in accordance with the usual provisions
of the laws and of rules and practice of the courts of
equity relating to receivers. If any certificate of
sale is held by the county commissioners or any other
taxing agency, it may make application by petition, to an
equity court in said county for the appointment of a
receiver of the property covered by such certificate of
sale. The party defendant, in any such action brought
by the county commissioners or any other taxing agency
for the appointment of a receiver shall be the owner of
the property whose name last appears as such on the
collector's tax roll. HOWEVER, IN BALTIMORE CITY, EXCEPT

AS TO PROPERTY__ACTUALLY OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER IF ANY

CERTIFICATE OF SALE IS HELD BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF BALTIMORE, THEN THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
BALTIMORE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF
THE PROPERTY REPRESENTED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF SALE, AND
TO THE RENTS ACCRUING THEREFROM FROM THE DATE OF SALE,
WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF RECEIVERSHIP PROCEEDINGS,
PROVIDED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
SHALL MAKE A STRICT ACCOUNTING OF ANY AND ALL SUCH RENTS
SO COLLECTED TO THE OWNER UPON REDEMPTION OF THE