# Md. Rule 14-203: Rule 14-203. Venue and Attachment of Jurisdiction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_203

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Rule 14-203
- **Heading:** Rule 14-203. Venue and Attachment of Jurisdiction
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Maryland Rules / Title 14 Sales of Property / Chapter 200 Foreclosure of Lien Instruments / Md. Rule 14-203

## Text

(a) Venue. An action to foreclose a lien shall be filed in the county in which all or any part of the property subject to the lien is located.
(b) Attachment of Jurisdiction. The court's jurisdiction over the property subject to the lien attaches when an action to foreclose is filed.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Rule 14-201 Rule 14-201. Applicability; Other Remedies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_201.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-202 Rule 14-202. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_202.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-203 Rule 14-203. Venue and Attachment of Jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_203.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-204 Rule 14-204. Institution of Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_204.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-205 Rule 14-205. Conditions Precedent to the Filing of an Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_205.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-206 Rule 14-206. Petition for Immediate Foreclosure Against Residential Property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_206.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-207 Rule 14-207. Pleadings; Service of Certain Affidavits, Pleadings, and Papers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_207.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-207.1 Rule 14-207.1. Court Screening](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_207_1.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-208 Rule 14-208. Subsequent Proceedings if NO Power of Sale or Assent to a Decree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_208.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-208.1 Rule 14-208.1. Challenge of Certificate of Vacancy or Certificate of Property Unfit for Human Habitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_208_1.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-209 Rule 14-209. Service in Actions to Foreclose on Residential Property; Notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_209.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-209.1 Rule 14-209.1. Owner–Occupied Residential Property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_209_1.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-210 Rule 14-210. Notice Prior to Sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_210.md)
- [Md. Rule 14-211 Rule 14-211. Stay of the Sale; Dismissal of Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T14_R14_211.md)

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