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Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 12-108

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(a) On payment of the judgment and costs by the plaintiff pursuant to the provisions of Title 12, Chapter 200 of the Maryland Rules, the plaintiff immediately shall become vested with the title, estate, or interest of the defendant in the condemned property.

(b) The title acquired in a condemnation proceeding shall be an absolute or fee-simple title including the right, title, and interest of each of the defendants in the proceeding whose property has been condemned unless a different title is specified in the inquisition.

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