Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 5-406
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 5-406
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- newspaper in general circulation: includes a newspaper that:
(1) is designated by the County Council as a newspaper of record; or
(2) (i) qualifies under subsection (a) of this section with respect to Prince George's County; and
(ii) is published by a small business as defined in § 14-201 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. See - Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(i) inconvenience to public travel;
(ii) dangerous or difficult curves or grades; or
(iii) unsafe or unsubstantial grounds or foundations.
(2) A change of location or grade under this section shall follow the general route of the existing road.
(3) A railroad company may enter on and take land and make surveys necessary to make the change in location or grade in accordance with Title 12 of the Real Property Article.
(b) (1) A railroad company is liable to the owner of the land on which the road was constructed for any damages caused by a change in location or grade of the road.
(2) The amount of damages determined shall be paid to the owner or deposited into court.
(3) An owner shall claim damages within:
(i) 30 days after actual notice of the intended change has been given to the owner, if the owner resides on the premises; or
(ii) 60 days after publication of notice in a newspaper in general circulation in the county, if the owner is a nonresident.
(c) If a railroad company condemns land under this section, the condemnation is binding on the company, unless the company chooses to abandon the location within 30 days after making the condemnation.