Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1439: Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
Requiring a party to a partition action to timely notify the court of the type and amount of each outstanding lien on the property if the plaintiff does not procure a title report; altering the calculation of the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant by subtracting the amount of outstanding liens owed on the property from the value of the entire parcel; requiring the court to adjust the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant based on certain costs and income from the property; and applying the Act prospectively.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments FOR the purpose of requiring a party to a partition action to timely notify the court of the type and amount of each outstanding lien on the property if the plaintiff is not required to procure a title report; altering the calculation of the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant; requiring the court to adjust the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant based on certain costs and certain income from the property…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments FOR the purpose of requiring a party to a partition action to timely notify the court of the type and amount of each outstanding lien on the property if the plaintiff is not required to procure a title report; altering the calculation of the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant; requiring the court to adjust the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant based on certain costs and certain income from the property; and generally relating to liens, purchase price adjustments, and the partition of real property. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Real Property Section 14-701(a) and (c) and 14-708(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Real Property Section 14-703 and 14-708(b) and (c) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Real Property 14-701. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1439* HOUSE BILL 1439 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (c) "Partition …