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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 825

records of the register of wills of the county and of the records
of the circuit court for the county;

(iii) any mortgagee of the property or any
assignee of the mortgagee of record, named as such in any
unreleased mortgage recorded in the land records of the county;

(iv) the [trustees under any unreleased]
TRUSTEE UNDER ANY deed of trust recorded [among the land records
Of the county] AGAINST THE PROPERTY AND OR ANY HOLDER OF A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A DEED OF TRUST WHO FILES NOTICE OF THE
INTEREST, WHICH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEED
OF TRUST, THE BOOK AND PAGE WHERE THE DEED OF TRUST IS RECORDED,
AND THE ADDRESS AT WHICH THE HOLDER MAY BE SERVED WITH A SUMMONS;

(v) if appropriate, the State; and

(vi) if appropriate, the county where the
property is located.

(2) THE PLAINTIFF MAY CHOOSE NOT TO INCLUDE AS A
DEFENDANT ANY OF THE PERSONS ENUMERATED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION. HOWEVER, THE RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON NOT INCLUDED AS A
DEFENDANT ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE PROCEEDINGS.

[(2)] (3) It is not necessary to name as defendant
any other person that has or claims to have any right, title,
interest, claim, lien or equity of redemption in the property
sold by the collector. Any of these persons [may be] ARE
included as defendants by the designation "all persons that have
or claim to have any interest in property ..... (giving a
description of the property in substantially the same form as the
description that appears on the Collector's [tax bill]
CERTIFICATE OF TAX SALE)." Any of these persons may be
designated throughout the proceeding by the above designation and
the cause may proceed against them by publication under order of
court as provided in this subtitle.

14-837.

When an owner cannot be ascertained as provided in § 14-836
of this subtitle, the unknown owner of the property may be
included as a defendant by the following designation: "Unknown

owner of property ..... (giving a description of the property in

substantially the same form as the description that appears on
the Collector's [tax roll] CERTIFICATE OF TAX SALE), the unknown
owner's heirs, devisees, and personal representatives and their
or any of their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators,
grantees, assigns, or successors in right, title and interest,"
and the unknown owner shall be so designated throughout the
proceeding, and the cause shall proceed against the unknown owner
by publication under order of the court as provided in this
subtitle.

14-838.