Ch. 716                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(f)](G) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a
property tax credit granted under this section shall continue until the property is
conveyed.

(2) A property tax credit granted under subsection (d) OR (E) of this section
shall continue as long as the property is in compliance with the terms of that subsection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1997.

Approved May 22, 1997.

CHAPTER 716
(House Bill 1092)

AN ACT concerning

Frederick County - Rights of Redemption - Limit on Reimbursement of Foreclosure

Expenses

FOR the purpose of providing that in Frederick County certain persons are not entitled
to be reimbursed for certain expenses in connection with the foreclosure of a right
of redemption that are incurred within a certain period after the tax sale.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Tax - Property
Section 14-843
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Tax - Property

14-843.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on redemption, the
plaintiff or the holder of a certificate of sale is entitled to be reimbursed for expenses
incurred in any action or in preparation for any action to foreclose the right of
redemption. In addition, the plaintiff or holder of a certificate of sale, on redemption, is
entitled to be reimbursed for fees paid for recording the certificate of sale, for attorney's
fees in the sum of $400 for each certificate of sale, for expenses incurred in the
publication and service of process by publication, for reasonable fees for a necessary title
search, and for taxes, together with interest and penalties on the taxes, arising after the
date of sale, that have been paid by the plaintiff. The plaintiff or holder of a certificate of
sale is not entitled to be reimbursed for any other expenses.

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