(a) Notice to Defendants Whose Whereabouts Are Known. Upon the filing of the complaint, the clerk shall issue a summons as in any other civil action. The summons, complaint, and exhibits, including the notice prescribed by Rule 14-502(c)(3), shall be served in accordance with Rule 2-121 on each defendant named in the complaint whose whereabouts are known.(b) Notice to Defendants Whose Whereabouts Are Unknown, Unknown Owners, and Unnamed Interested Persons. When the complaint includes named defendants whose whereabouts are unknown, unknown owners, or unnamed persons having or claiming to have an interest in the property, the notice filed in accordance with Rule 14-502(c)(3), after being issued and signed by the clerk, shall be served in accordance with Rule 2-122.(c) Posting of Property. Upon the filing of the complaint, the plaintiff shall cause a notice containing the information required by Rule 14-502(c)(3) to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property. The posting may be made either by the sheriff or by a competent private person, appointed by the plaintiff, who is 18 years of age or older, including an attorney of record, but not a party to the action. A private person who posts the notice shall file with the court an affidavit setting forth the name and address of the affiant, the caption of the case, the date and time of the posting, and a description of the location of the posting and shall attach a photograph of the location showing the posted notice.(d) Notice to Collector and Municipal Corporation. Upon the filing of the complaint, the plaintiff shall mail a copy of the complaint and exhibits to the collector of taxes in the county in which the property is located and, if the property is located in a municipal corporation as authorized by Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution, to the registered agent of the municipal corporation.Md. R. Prop. Sales 14-503
This Rule is new. Section (a) is derived in part from Code, Tax-Property Article, § 14-839(a). Section (b) is derived in part from Code, Tax-Property Article, § 14-840. Section (c) is new. Section (d) is derived from Code, Tax-Property Article, § 14-839(c).
Adopted June 5, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997. Amended Nov. 8, 2005, eff. 1/1/2006; 9/17/2015, eff. 1/1/2016; amended Nov. 28, 2023, eff. 1/1/2024.HISTORICAL NOTES
2005 Legislation
The November 8, 2005, order rewrote subsec. (c), which previously read:
"(c) Posting of Property. Upon the filing of the complaint, the plaintiff shall cause the sheriff to post a notice in a conspicuous place on the property. The content of the notice shall be as prescribed in Rule 14-502(b)(3).
2015 Orders
The September 17, 2015, order, corrected internal references.
For due process requirements, see St. George Church v. Aggarwal, 326 Md. 90 (1992).