S.B. 594

VETOES

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.

(b)     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in Anne Arundel
County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Caroline County, Cecil
County, Charles County, FREDERICK COUNTY, Harford County, Howard County, Kent
County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, and
Washington County, the plaintiff or holder of a certificate of sale is not entitled to be
reimbursed for expenses incurred within 4 months after the date of sale.

(2) This subsection does not apply to property for which the holder may file
a complaint any time after 60 days from the date of sale, pursuant to § 14-833(e) of the
Tax - Property Article.

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

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

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