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Ground Rents and the U.S. Constitution

The Baltimore Sun reminds its readers in today’s edition that ground rents that are not registered with the State of Maryland will soon be extinguished. Ground rent owners must register in person by Wednesday, 9/29/10, or postmark their application before Thursday, 9/30/10. As the Sun reports: “Ground rent dates to Colonial times in Maryland and was used by rowhouse developers in the 20th century as a way to make purchases ...

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