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Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 7-403

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
For the purpose of venue under this subtitle, a violation of this subtitle shall be considered to have been committed:

(1) In the county in which the residential real property is located for which a mortgage loan is being sought;

(2) In the county in which an act was performed in furtherance of the violation;

(3) In the county in which a person alleged to have violated this subtitle had control or possession of any proceeds of the violation;

(4) If a closing occurred, in the county in which the closing occurred; and

(5) In the county in which a document containing a deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission is filed in the land records.