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:: Ground Rent Redemption
Maryland Residential Ground Rent Redemption
Effective January 1, 2004, a new law enacted by the 2003 session of the Maryland General Assembly allows the owner of a single family residential property who is the tenant under a ground lease on that property to redeem the lease where there has been no communication from the landlord for three years.
Option 1. Determine if a ground rent redemption filing has been made for a specific property.
This link will take you to the Department's Real Property Data Search screen where you must select and display the property record. You can then click on the 'Ground Rent Redemption' link to view any filings for the property.
The notice and application below are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Be certain that you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can get Adobe Acrobat Reader free from the Adobe website. Click on the icon on the right.
Option 2. Print a notice of Application for a Ground Rent Redemption
This notice must be posted on the property for 30 days where the address of the ground rent landlord is unknown.
Option 2a. Make an application for a redemption filing
This application is to be submitted to SDAT at 301 W. Preston St. 8th Fl. Baltimore, MD 21201.
Housing & Community Development's Ground Rent Redemption Loan Program
Option 3. View a listing of properties on which redemption fillings have been made as of August 29, 2010:
Anne Arundel CountyIf you have questions about the Residential Ground Rent Redemption program send your inquiries to groundrent@dat.state.md.us or telephone 410-767-1353.
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