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Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 13-503

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The issuance of a patent operates as a quitclaim of the interest of the State in the land.

(b) The interest of the State does not pass and is not affected until a patent is issued.

(c) A patent issued on a warrant to resurvey land previously patented does not affect or impair any mortgage, deed of trust, easement, right-of-way, or similar interest in the land.