Md. Code, Real Property § 3-116
This is the official text of Md. Code, Real Property § 3-116, part of Maryland’s Code, Real Property — governs real estate transactions and landlord-tenant law.
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§3–116.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a clerk of the circuit court and any State or local agency that receives a Real Property ACP Notice under § 3–115 of this subtitle may not disclose the program participant’s identity information in conjunction with the property identified in the notice.
(b) A program participant’s identity information may be disclosed in conjunction with a property identified in a Real Property ACP Notice if:
(1) The program participant consents to the disclosure for a specific purpose identified in a writing acknowledged by the program participant;
(2) The information is subject to disclosure in accordance with a court order; or
(3) The Secretary authorizes the disclosure in accordance with § 3–118 of this subtitle.
(c) The prohibition on disclosure shall continue until:
(1) The program participant consents to the termination of the Real Property ACP Notice in a writing acknowledged by the program participant;
(2) The Real Property ACP Notice is terminated in accordance with a court order;
(3) The program participant no longer holds a record interest in the property identified in the Real Property ACP Notice; or
(4) The Secretary gives written notice to the clerk of the circuit court that the individual named in the Real Property ACP Notice is no longer a program participant.
(b) A program participant’s identity information may be disclosed in conjunction with a property identified in a Real Property ACP Notice if:
(1) The program participant consents to the disclosure for a specific purpose identified in a writing acknowledged by the program participant;
(2) The information is subject to disclosure in accordance with a court order; or
(3) The Secretary authorizes the disclosure in accordance with § 3–118 of this subtitle.
(c) The prohibition on disclosure shall continue until:
(1) The program participant consents to the termination of the Real Property ACP Notice in a writing acknowledged by the program participant;
(2) The Real Property ACP Notice is terminated in accordance with a court order;
(3) The program participant no longer holds a record interest in the property identified in the Real Property ACP Notice; or
(4) The Secretary gives written notice to the clerk of the circuit court that the individual named in the Real Property ACP Notice is no longer a program participant.
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