BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

2087

Until a final decree is passed under the provisions of
this subtitle foreclosing all rights of redemption in any
property sold by the collector [and until a deed to said
property is executed and delivered to the holder of the
certificate of sale,] such property shall continue to be
assessed as though no sale had been made, whether the county
commissioners or some other person holds the certificate of
sale. All taxes accruing subsequent to the date of sale,
together with interest and penalties thereon, shall be
additional liens against the property. The collector shall

not deliver a deed to the holder of a certificate of sale

under the provisions of this subtitle unless and until all
subsequent taxes, together with interest and penalties
thereon, are paid in full.

103.

The plaintiff in any proceeding to foreclose the right
of redemption shall be the holder of the certificate of
sale. The defendants in any such proceeding shall be the
following:

(a)    The owner of the property as disclosed by a
search of the land records of the county, of the records of
the register of wills of the county, and of the records of
any court of law or equity of the county.

(b)    If the property be subject to a ground rent, the
parties defendant shall be the owner of the fee—simple title
and the owner of the leasehold title as disclosed by a
search of the land records of the county, of the records of
the register of wills of the county and of the records of
any court of law or equity of the county.

(c)    Any mortgagee of the property or his assignee of
record, named as such in any unreleased mortgage recorded
among the land records of the county.

(d)    The State of Maryland may be made a party
defendant in any action to foreclose the right of

redemption.

(E)    THE COUNTY, OR BALTIMORE CITY, WHERE THE PROPERTY
IS LOCATED MAY BE MADE A PARTY DEPENDANT IN ANY ACTION TO
FORECLOSE THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

(F)    It shall not be necessary to name as defendant
any other person having or claiming to have any right,
title, interest, claim, lien or equity of redemption in and
to the property sold by the collector. Any or all of such
persons may be included as defendants by the designation
"all persons having or claiming to have any interest in
property ..... (giving a description of the property in
substantially the same form as the description which appears
on the Collector's tax bill)." Any or all such persons may
be designated throughout the proceeding by the above
designation and the cause may proceed against them by