ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 429

(e)     (1) A judgment creditor is not a required party to a proceeding initiated
under this section.

(2) A judgment creditor may join a proceeding initiated under this
section by filing a motion under subsection (f) of this section within 10 days of notice
being given as required by law.

(f)      (1) On motion of any person with an interest in abandoned OR
DISTRESSED property that is the subject of a proceeding initiated under this section,
the issue of compensation related to the proceeding may be removed to the Circuit
Court of Baltimore City for trial on that issue.

(2) The motion for removal to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City for
trial on the issue of compensation shall be filed within 30 days of the date the title to
the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property vests with the City under § 21-16(c) of this
subheading.

(g)     If the parties agree, trial on the issue of compensation may be held in the
District Court.

(h) If the value of the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property is determined to be
less than the sum of the public charges, City and state taxes, and other assessments
regarding the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property, the City is entitled to a judgment
against the owner of the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property for the difference.

(i) When a court vests title to the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property in the
City, at the request of the City, the court may name as titleholder a public or
quasi-public corporation that has been designated by the City to hold title to property
acquired under this section.

(j) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of § 21-16 of
this subheading apply to a proceeding under this section.

(k) (1) An action at law or in equity filed against the City by a person with
an interest in abandoned OR DISTRESSED property that is the subject of a proceeding
initiated under this section shall be filed within 3 years from the date a court vests
title to the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property in the City.

(2) The damages awarded to a person for the improper taking of
abandoned OR DISTRESSED property in a proceeding initiated under this section are
limited to the fair market value of the abandoned OR DISTRESSED property at the
time of the taking.

(1) If an owner-occupant or tenant is displaced OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED
under subsection [(a)(4)] (A)(2)(IV) OR (3) of this section IS DISPLACED, regardless of
whether the displacement involves the use of federal financial assistance, the City
shall assure that the owner-occupant or tenant is offered, at a minimum, assistance
and payments to the extent that the owner-occupant or tenant would qualify for
assistance and payments as a displaced person under the Federal Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.

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