Relating To Real Estate - August 2014

In this issue:

If a Tree Falls in Maryland, Who Is Responsible?

We are often asked: What happens if a tree falls in Maryland?

Guarantor May Be Liable for Payments Made Before the Date of the Guarantor's Release if Those Payments are Set Aside as Fraudulent Conveyances

In the case of In re MS Grand, Inc., No. AP 12-1481, 2014 WL 2795239 (Bankr. E.D. Va.

Green Building Code Changes in Baltimore City Could Impact Building Code Modifications

A bill now under consideration by the Baltimore City Council could make it more difficult to make modifications of many existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings and to obtain exceptions ba

Foreclosure Sale Ratified Despite Claim of an Offer Higher than the Auction Price

In Johnson v. Nadel, 94 A.3d 149 (Md. Ct. Spec. App.

Federal Court Strikes Mers System in Pennsylvania but Maryland Deeds of Trust Differ from Pennsylvania Mortgages

On June 30, 2014, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Recorder of Deeds v. MERSCORP, Inc.

COVENANT LIMITING DEVELOPMENT TO ONE HOUSE PER LOT IS STILL IN EFFECT AND HAD NOT BEEN WAIVED

Court of Appeals Approves Baltimore City's "Quick-Take" Condemnation

In Makowski v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 94 A.3d 91 (Md.

Consider Becoming a Mortgagee-in-Possession When Your Borrower with Income-Producing Property Defaults

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on July 7, 2014.

Green Building Code Changes in Baltimore City

A bill now under consideration by the Baltimore City Council could make it more difficult to make modifications of many existing nonresidential and multifamily buildings and to obtain exceptions ba