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H.B. 921
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Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
House Bill No. 921
AN ACT concerning
Real Property - Abatement of Nuisances on Property Used for Controlled
Dangerous Substance Offenses
FOR the purpose of specifying the persons against whom an action may be brought to
abate a nuisance on property used for controlled dangerous substance offenses
under certain circumstances; clarifying that a plaintiff is entitled to equitable
relief in an action to abate a certain nuisance whether or not an adequate
remedy exists at law; authorizing a court, if a tenant fails to comply with an
order to abate a certain nuisance, to order restitution of the possession of the
property to the operator of the property under certain circumstances;
authorizing a court, if an owner fails to comply with an order to abate a certain
nuisance, to order the property to be sold under certain circumstances;
authorizing a court, if an owner-occupant fails to comply with an order to abate
a certain nuisance in the owner-occupied unit of a property, to order the
owner-occupied unit to be vacated within a certain period of time and remain
unoccupied for a certain period of time under certain circumstances; clarifying
that all proceedings in an action to abate a certain nuisance are equitable in
nature; authorizing a law enforcement officer or an attorney in certain
government offices to disclose the contents of an executed search warrant to
certain persons under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; making
stylistic changes; and generally, relating to the abatement of nuisances on
property used for controlled dangerous substance offenses.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Real Property
Section 14-120
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Real Property
14-120.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "COMMERCIAL PROPERTY" DOES NOT INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL
RENTAL PROPERTY.
[(2)] (3) "Community association" means:
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