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Real Property Law

Dec 2, 2023

CADMAN ATTA MILLS v. LAURA H.G. O’SULLIVAN, et al

This case arises out of a foreclosure action initiated in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County by substitute trustees Laura H.G. O’Sullivan, Michael T. Cantrell, and Erin M. Shaffer (collectively, “Substitute Trustees”), appellees, against mortgagor Cadman Atta Mills (“Mills”), appellant. Read the opinion

Nov 17, 2023

MICHAEL G. KNOEPFLE, ET AL. V. LOWER MAGOTHY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Real property law — Claim of title — Appellate jurisdiction A pair of landowners claimed to have acquired title to all or part of a neighboring property. Read the opinion

Nov 14, 2023

COLEMAN M. HOLLEY, SR. v. THE NEW BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS, et al.

Real property law — Trespass — Standing Coleman M. Holley, Sr., appellant, owns Best Properties, LLC. Best Properties owns a parcel of real property in Baltimore City. On that property is a parking lot that Best Properties granted Holley a license to operate. Read the opinion

Nov 14, 2023

DENISE SMITH v. WILLIAM M. SAVAGE, et al.

Real property law — Foreclosure — Right of redemption After Denise Smith, appellant, defaulted on her deed of trust home loan, appellees, the substitute trustees, filed an Order to Docket Foreclosure in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Appellant’s home was eventually sold at a foreclosure auction in August 2018. Read the opinion

Nov 13, 2023

KAMAL MUSTAFA, et al. v. COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Real property law — Foreclosure — Failure to preserve On October 7, 2022, Community Loan Servicing, LLC, appellee, purchased, at a foreclosure sale, real property located at 640 Frederick Street in Hagerstown, Maryland (the property). Approximately one month later, appellee filed a civil action in the Circuit Court for Washington County against Kamal Mustafa, appellant; […]

Nov 10, 2023

CHARLES E. SAYLOR, et al., v. SN SERVICING CORPORATION, et al.,

Real property law — Foreclosure — Res judicata Appellants Charles E. Saylor, Deborah A. Saylor, and Rebecca L. Saylor filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against appellees SN Servicing Corporation (“SNS”), THL, LLC (“THL”), and James Tennyson, alleging various causes of action arising out of the foreclosure of property located in […]

Nov 8, 2023

CASEY BROOKS, ET AL. v. LEWIS ROBINSON, ET AL.

Real property — Trespass — Easement This case is not about the Baltimore Orioles’ recently deceased Hall of Fame third baseman, but rather the aftermath of a property dispute between neighbors. Read the opinion

Nov 8, 2023

ANGELA J. PIERALDI v. KRISTINE D. BROWN, ET AL.

Real property — Foreclosure — Reversible error In the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, appellant Angela J. Pieraldi moved to stay the foreclosure of real property. Read the opinion

Oct 11, 2023

RENEE L. MCCRAY v. JOHN E. DRISCOLL, III, et al.

Real property — Foreclosure — Law-of-the-case doctrine Renee L. McCray, appellant, appeals from a series of orders issued by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City denying a series of motions to vacate the ratification of the foreclosure, accounting of the sale, and award of possession of her foreclosed property. Read the opinion

Oct 6, 2023

TAIWO O. FAKUNLE v. BRIAN T. GALLAGHER

Real property — Foreclosure — Timeliness On December 21, 2021, Brian Gallagher, appellee, acting as substitute trustee, filed an Order to Docket in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, seeking to foreclose on real property owned by Taiwo Fakunle, appellant. Read the opinion

Oct 2, 2023

MLS EQUITY, LLC v. PIRATE, LLC, ET AL.

Real property — Foreclosure — Lack of service This appeal arises from a tax foreclosure proceeding involving real property located at 2835 Boarman Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland (the “Property”). Read the opinion

Sep 15, 2023

TIMOTHY E. KOCH, ET AL. v. ROCHELLE B. HOLLANDER, ET AL.

Real property — Easements — Unclean hands This appeal arises out of a dispute between two neighboring property owners, Ronald and Rochelle Hollander (the “Hollanders”), and Timothy and Mary Koch (the “Kochs”), concerning the scope of a five-foot-wide easement granting the Hollanders pedestrian access to the Kochs’ property (the “Easement”). Read the opinion

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