Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't § 1-1411
Property rights
Effective Oct 1, 2017Added as Local Government § 5-411 by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Renumbered as Local Government § 1-1411 by Acts 2017, c. 618, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 619, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.State of Maryland
(a) With respect to property held or owned by the authority, the authority may:
- (1) grant or acquire a license, an easement, or an option;
- (2) set, charge, and collect rents, fees, and charges for use of the property;
- (3) pay taxes or special assessments due;
- (4) take any action, provide any notice, or institute any proceeding required to clear or quiet title in order to establish ownership by and vest title to property in the authority;
- (5) abate violations of the local and State building, fire, health, and related codes; and
- (6) hold, manage, maintain, operate, repair, lease as lessor, secure, prevent the waste or deterioration of, or demolish the property and take all other actions necessary to preserve the value of the property.
- (b) An authority shall be made a party to, and shall defend any action or proceeding concerning, claims against property held by the authority.
Added as Local Government § 5-411 by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Renumbered as Local Government § 1-1411 by Acts 2017, c. 618, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 619, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.