Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB819: Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Altering requirements for providing notice to interested parties when a county or municipal corporation files a complaint for a judicial in rem foreclosure on certain vacant and abandoned property.
What the bill says
An act concerning Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements FOR the purpose of altering requirements for providing notice to interested parties when a county or municipal corporation files a complaint for a judicial in rem foreclosure on certain vacant and abandoned property; and generally relating to judicial in rem tax foreclosure. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Tax - Property Section 14-875 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements FOR the purpose of altering requirements for providing notice to interested parties when a county or municipal corporation files a complaint for a judicial in rem foreclosure on certain vacant and abandoned property; and generally relating to judicial in rem tax foreclosure. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Tax - Property Section 14-875 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 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 - Tax - Property 14-875. (a) A county or municipal corporation may file a complaint for an in rem foreclosure action in accordance with this part. (b) The county or municipal corporation may not file a complaint for an in rem foreclosure action and (2) the right to appeal the notice of the property as vacant and unsafe or unfit has tolled. (c) All taxes and (2) cease to be a lien against the real property if a judgment is entered foreclosing the existing interests of all interested parties in the real property. (d) The county or municipal corporation shall: Ch. 739 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (1) file the complaint for an in rem foreclosure in the circuit court of the county where the …
Sponsors
- Antonio Hayes (D, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 739
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- : Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Ways and Means
- : Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (133-0) (April 8, 2026): 133 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (45-0) (March 12, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB819?
- SB819 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements.
- What does SB819 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements FOR the purpose of altering requirements for providing notice to interested parties when a county or municipal corporation files a complaint for a judicial in rem foreclosure on certain vacant and abandoned property; and generally relating to judicial in rem tax foreclosure. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Tax - Property Section 14-875 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
- What is the status of SB819?
- Signed into law as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 739 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB819?
- Antonio Hayes (D, 40).
- Where is the official record for SB819?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0819?ys=2026RS
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