1872

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 181

declaration cannot be legally served, or no tenant be in actual
possession of the property, then he shall affix it upon the door
of any demised messuage, or if the action of ejectment shall not
be for the recovery of any messuage, then upon some notorious
place of the property described in the declaration in ejectment;
such affixing shall be deemed legal service thereof, which
service or affixing of such declaration in ejectment shall stand
in the place and stead of a demand and reentry.

(D) THE LANDLORD SHALL GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE ENTRY
OF A JUDGMENT TO ANY MORTGAGEE OF THE LEASE, OR ANY PART OF THE
LEASE, IF THE MORTGAGEE HAS RECORDED IN THE LAND RECORDS OF EACH
COUNTY WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED A TIMELY REQUEST FOR NOTICE
OF JUDGMENTS BEFORE THE ENTRY OF A JUDGMENT. A REQUEST FOR
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT SHALL:

(1)  BE RECORDED IN A SEPARATE DOCKET OR BOOK THAT IS
INDEXED UNDER THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL LESSOR MORTGAGOR;

(2)  IDENTIFY THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE MORTGAGE IS
HELD AND REFER TO THE DATE AND RECORDING REFERENCE TO THAT
MORTGAGE;

(3)  STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE HOLDER OF THE
MORTGAGE; AND

(4)  IDENTIFY THE GROUND LEASE BY STATING:

(I)  THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL LESSOR;

(II)  THE DATE THE GROUND LEASE WAS RECORDED;
AND

(III) THE OFFICE,
WHERE THE GROUND LEASE IS RECORDED.

DOCKET OR BOOK,

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(E) BEFORE THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT, THE LANDLORD SHALL
PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE PENDING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT TO THE EACH
MORTGAGEE WHO REQUESTS THE NOTICE. THE NOTICE SHALL BE IN
WRITING AND SHALL BE SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED TO THE MORTGAGEE AT ANY ADDRESS APPEARING ON THE
DOCKET. IF THE REQUIRED REQUESTED NOTICE IS NOT GIVEN, ANY
JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE LANDLORD DOES SHALL NOT IMPAIR THE LIEN
OF THE MORTGAGEE.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 21, 1985.