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In an April 30, 2021 opinion, Maryland highest court, the Court of Appeals, largely reversed a decision of the Court of Special Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that: (a) posting a notice under Section 7-113 of Maryland’s
Real Property Article stating that a landlord believes a property has been abandoned so that a self-help eviction can be carried out is a violation of both that Article and the
Maryland Consumer Protection Act if the landlord has not conducted a reasonable investigation as to whether the property has been abandoned before posting the notice; (b) occupants who have not been evicted or had their access to property restricted may still recover for emotional injury that results in physical injury evidenced by objective physical manifestation; and (c) attorneys’ fees incurred by occupants in determining their rights as a result of the posting of the notice do not constitute “damages” recoverable
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a patchwork quilt of statutes, regulations, executive orders, and court orders have imposed on again, off again, restrictions on the filing and prosecution of foreclosure cases. Few of these specify how applicable statutes of limitations are affected, if at all, and whether a purported extension of a statute of limitations by executive order or court order is valid is an open question. A recent decision of Maryland’s second highest court, the Court of Special Appeals, provides some comfort to lenders that their right to foreclose will not expire before we return to “normal.”