The 2003 session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight on Monday, April 7th. After consideration of 1,959 bills over 90 days before sine die, the legislature passed a total of 629 bills (252 Senate bills and 377 House bills). During the first gubernatorial ...

Maryland’s “Day of Rest” law has received scant attention and many in the real estate community would be surprised that the law makes unenforceable “open for business” clauses typically found in shopping center leases such that a landlord can not require a merchant to open ...

The 2002 Session of the Maryland General Assembly met in Annapolis for 90 days to act on more than 2,300 bills. The 416th Session began on January 9, 2002 and adjourned April 8, 2002. The Governor has scheduled signing ceremonies through May 16, 2002, when ...

The Attorney General of Maryland has filed suit against a landowner challenging the use of an Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) to avoid payment of recordation tax. Earlier this month, the Attorney General filed suit in the Circuit Court for Howard County against Grayson Homes ...

The recent introduction of Senate Bill 316 in the 2002 Maryland General Assembly session, a bill seeking to impose recordation and transfer taxes on the transfer of controlling interest in certain business entities that own real estate, creates an important opportunity to review the subject ...