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§ 7-319. Enforcement by Attorney General

West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal PropertyEffective: April 12, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Real Property (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Vendor's Liens (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Prohibited Acts; Enforcement and Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 12, 2011
MD Code, Real Property, § 7-319
§ 7-319. Enforcement by Attorney General
Currentness
Injunctions
(a) The Attorney General may seek an injunction to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaging in a violation of this subtitle from engaging or continuing to engage in the violation.
Court orders or judgments
(b) The court may enter any order or judgment necessary to:
(1) Prevent the use by a person of any prohibited practice;
(2) Restore to a person any money or real or personal property acquired from the person by means of any prohibited practice; or
(3) Appoint a receiver in case of willful violation of this subtitle.
Recovery of costs
(c) In any action brought by the Attorney General under this section, the Attorney General is entitled to recover the costs of the action for the use of the State.
Violation of subtitle an unfair or deceptive trade practice
(d) A violation of this subtitle is an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article and is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 509, § 1, eff. May 26, 2005. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 5, § 1, eff. April 3, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 6, § 1, eff. April 3, 2008; Acts 2011, c. 127, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011.
MD Code, Real Property, § 7-319, MD REAL PROP § 7-319
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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