Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 11-111

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(a) If a court orders that a deed of any kind shall be executed, it may appoint a trustee to execute the deed.

(b) Until the trustee executes a deed, the decree:

(1) If passed in the county where the land lies, has the same effect as an executed deed; and

(2) If passed in another county, has the same effect as an executed deed if recorded in the county where the land lies within 6 months after the date of the decree.