RULE 12-404. COMPLAINT
West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Rules, Rule 12-404
RULE 12-404. COMPLAINT
(5) if the name of a person required to be named as a defendant is not known to the plaintiff, a statement that the name is unknown and, if applicable, a statement that there are persons unknown to the plaintiff who may (1) have a legal or equitable interest in the property or (2) assert that there may be a cloud on the title;
(b) Exhibit. The complaint may be accompanied by a copy of a title report supported by an affidavit by the person making the title search that a complete search of the public records has been performed in accordance with generally accepted standards of title examination for the period of at least 60 years immediately before the filing of the complaint.
Committee note: A joint tenant may not request a partition in kind or partition by sale unless the joint tenancy is first severed and all joint tenants are rendered tenants in common. This Chapter does not alter the principle that tenants by the entirety property may not be subject to a partition action.
Source: This Rule is new.
Credits
[Adopted April 1, 2023, eff. July 1, 2023.]
MD Rules, Rule 12-404, MD R PROP ACT Rule 12-404
Current with amendments received through May 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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