Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. § 14-619
Judgment’s affect on person not party to action
Effective Oct 1, 2016Added by Acts 2016, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.State of Maryland
(a) A judgment in an action under this subtitle does not affect a claim in the property or part of the property of any person who was not a party to the action, if, at the time the action was commenced:
- (1) The claim was of record; or
- (2) The claim was actually known to the plaintiff or would have been reasonably apparent from an inspection of the property.
- (b) This section may not be construed to impair the rights of a bona fide purchaser or encumbrancer for value dealing with the plaintiff or the plaintiff's successors in interest.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.