Rule 12-301 - Applicability-Definitions(a)Applicability. The rules in this Chapter govern actions in which establishment and enforcement of a mechanics' lien are sought.(b) Definitions. In this Chapter, the following definitions apply: (1)Building.Building includes any unit of a nonresidential building that is leased or sold separately as a unit.(2)Contract.Contract means an agreement of any kind or nature, express or implied, for doing work or furnishing material, for or about a building that may give rise to a mechanics' lien.(3)Contractor.Contractor means a person who has a contract with an owner.(4)Land.Land means the interest in land to which a mechanics' lien extends or the interest in land within the boundaries established by proceedings in accordance with Rule 12-308.Land includes the improvements to the land.(5)Mechanics' Lien or Lien.Mechanics' lien orlien means a lien established pursuant to Code, Real Property Article, §§ 9-101 through 9-112.(6)Owner.Owner means the owner of record of the land except that, when the contractor executes the contract with a tenant for life or for years,owner means the tenant.(7)Subcontractor.Subcontractor means a person who has a contract with anyone except the owner or the owner's agent. Md. R. Prop. Act'n 12-301
his Rule is derived from former Rule BG70.
Adopted June 5, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997.HISTORICAL NOTES
Derivation:
Maryland Rule of Procedure BG70, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, amended eff. July 1, 1974; amended July 12, 1976, eff. Aug. 9, 1976, related to definitions, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Code, Real Property Article, § 9-101. .