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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 408
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(B) THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY MAY BUY IN AND
HOLD ANY ABANDONED PROPERTY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PRIVATE PURCHASER
FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE MINIMUM BID SET PURSUANT TO § 14-817(C)(2) OF THIS
SUBTITLE.
(C) The governing body of the county and other taxing agency have the same
rights and remedies with regard to the property as other purchasers, including the
right to foreclose the right of redemption.
(D) A certificate of sale in the form provided in this subtitle shall be issued by
the collector in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the
governing body of the county or other taxing agency.
14-833.
(c) (1) The certificate is void unless a proceeding to foreclose the right of
redemption is filed within 2 years of the date of the certificate of sale.
(2) In Baltimore City[, with respect to any property which was cited as
vacant and abandoned on a housing or building violation notice outstanding on the
date of the tax sale, the] A certificate FOR ABANDONED PROPERTY REVERTS TO THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND is void AS TO THE PRIVATE PURCHASER AT TAX SALE
unless:
(i) a proceeding to foreclose the right of redemption is filed within
[1 year] 3 MONTHS of the date of the certificate of sale; and
(ii) unless the holder is granted an extension by the court due to a
showing of extraordinary circumstances beyond the certificate holder's control, the
holder secures a decree from the circuit court in which the foreclosure proceeding was
filed within [2 years] 18 MONTHS from the date of the filing of the foreclosure
proceeding.
(d) (1) If a certificate is void under subsection (c) of this section, then any
right, title, and interest of the holder of the certificate of sale, in the property sold
shall cease and all money received by the collector on account of the sale shall be
deemed forfeited, and shall be applied by the collector on the taxes in arrears on the
property.
(2) IF A CERTIFICATE FOR ABANDONED PROPERTY REVERTS TO THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY UNDER THIS SECTION, THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL MAY:
(I) FILE A FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IN ITS OWN NAME; OR
(II) 1. RESELL THE CERTIFICATE; AND
2. APPLY ALL MONEY RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE SALE
TO ANY OUTSTANDING BALANCE REMAINING AFTER THE SALE ON THE TAX DEBT
OWED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE ABANDONED PROPERTY.
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