Md. Code, Real Property § 8B-101
This is the official text of Md. Code, Real Property § 8B-101, part of Maryland’s Code, Real Property — governs real estate transactions and landlord-tenant law.
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§8B–101.
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(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Attached to a permanent foundation” means anchored to real property by attachment to a permanent foundation and connected to utilities, including water, gas, electricity, or sewer or septic service.
(c) “Certificate of origin” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of the Transportation Article.
(d) “Certificate of title” means a title issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration for a manufactured home under Title 13 of the Transportation Article.
(e) “Convert” means to make a manufactured home that is attached to a permanent foundation considered as permanently affixed to a parcel of real property and treated as an integral part of the parcel.
(f) (1) “Lien” means an interest in a manufactured home, whether as personal property or real property, or in the parcel of real property to which the manufactured home is or will be affixed, that secures payment of a debt or performance of an obligation.
(2) “Lien” includes:
(i) A mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other instrument creating an encumbrance on the property; or
(ii) An encumbrance arising by operation of law.
(g) “Manufactured home” has the meaning stated in § 9–102(a) of the Commercial Law Article.
(h) “Owner” means a person that has an ownership interest in a manufactured home.
(i) “Sever” means to separate a manufactured home that has been converted to real property from the parcel of real property to which it has been affixed.
(b) “Attached to a permanent foundation” means anchored to real property by attachment to a permanent foundation and connected to utilities, including water, gas, electricity, or sewer or septic service.
(c) “Certificate of origin” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of the Transportation Article.
(d) “Certificate of title” means a title issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration for a manufactured home under Title 13 of the Transportation Article.
(e) “Convert” means to make a manufactured home that is attached to a permanent foundation considered as permanently affixed to a parcel of real property and treated as an integral part of the parcel.
(f) (1) “Lien” means an interest in a manufactured home, whether as personal property or real property, or in the parcel of real property to which the manufactured home is or will be affixed, that secures payment of a debt or performance of an obligation.
(2) “Lien” includes:
(i) A mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other instrument creating an encumbrance on the property; or
(ii) An encumbrance arising by operation of law.
(g) “Manufactured home” has the meaning stated in § 9–102(a) of the Commercial Law Article.
(h) “Owner” means a person that has an ownership interest in a manufactured home.
(i) “Sever” means to separate a manufactured home that has been converted to real property from the parcel of real property to which it has been affixed.
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