# Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1105: –1105

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## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1105
- **Heading:** –1105
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article glg / Title 1 / Subtitle 11 / Section 1-1105

## Text

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a program shall require a property owner to repay a loan provided under the program through a surcharge on the owner’s property tax bill.

(b) Except for a surcharge authorized under subsection (c) of this section, a county or municipality may not set a surcharge greater than an amount that allows the county or municipality to recover the costs associated with:

(1) issuing bonds to finance the loan; and

(2) administering the program.

(c) With the express consent of any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust on a commercial property that is to be financed through a loan to the commercial property owner under the program:

(1) a county or municipality may collect loan payments owed to a private lender or to the county or the municipality for a loan to a commercial property owner, and costs associated with administering the program, through a surcharge on the property owner’s property tax bill;

(2) an unpaid surcharge under this subsection shall be, until paid, a lien on the real property on which it is imposed from the date it becomes payable; and

(3) the provisions of Title 14, Subtitle 8 of the Tax – Property Article that apply to a tax lien shall also apply to a lien created under this subsection.

(d) A person who acquires property subject to a surcharge under this section assumes the obligation to pay the surcharge.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1101 §1–1101.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1101.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1102 §1–1102.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1102.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1103 §1–1103.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1103.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1104 §1–1104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1104.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1105 §1–1105.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1105.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1106 §1–1106.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1106.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1107 §1–1107.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1107.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1108 §1–1108.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1108.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1109 §1–1109.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1109.md)
- [Md. Code, Local Government § 1-1110 §1–1110.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aglg_T1_S11_S1-1110.md)

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