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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 16-113

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) In Allegany County, an entity that provides water or sewer services to the public on a nonprofit basis shall have a lien against the property to which the service was supplied if the charges for the services are not paid.

(b) A lien under this section is subject to the requirements for a mechanic’s lien on real property, including the requirement to record the lien among the appropriate land records.