252                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                           [Ch. 12

interest and estate of the grantor in the
land" unless the deed provides otherwise.
Every present reference in this article to
"conveyance" or "convey" is proposed for
deletion and "grant" is substituted.

(F) "LAND" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS "PROPERTY."

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(d). No change is made.

(G) "LANDLORD" MEANS ANY LANDLORD, INCLUDING A
"LESSOR."

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(e) of the Code. New language
is added to indicate that "landlord" includes
any other accepted meaning of the term as well
as a lessor. The only other changes are in
style.

(H) "LEASE" MEANS ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CREATING A LANDLORD AND TENANT
RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING ANY "SUBLEASE" AND ANY FURTHER
SUBLEASE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(f). New language derived from
Art. 2 1, §8-401(a) is added to this subsection
to indicate explicitly that the definition of
"lease" includes an oral or written or an
express or implied lease. Although the
singular of sublease is used, this definition
includes subsequent subleases as well as the
first sublease. The only other changes are in
style.

(I) "MORTGAGE" MEANS ANY MORTGAGE, INCLUDING A DEED
IN THE NATURE OF MORTGAGE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(g) of the Code. New language
is added to indicate this definition means
more than a deed in the nature of a mortgage
and includes any other accepted meaning of the
the term as well as a deed in the nature of
mortgage. The only other changes are in
style.

(J) "PERSON" INCLUDES [[THE STATE, ANY COUNTY,
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
THE STATE, OR ANY OF THEIR UNITS, OR]] AN INDIVIDUAL,