Legal Opinion
Nickens v. Mount Vernon Realty Group, LLC
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 19, 2012No. 7PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
We consider in this case primarily whether Respondents1 committed an impermissible forcible entry when they enforced (through lock-out) the foreclosure purchaser’s lawful possessory interest in a dwelling located at 3022 Kentucky Avenue in Baltimore by the means of the common law remedy of self-help,2 as opposed to receiving first the issuance of a statutory writ of possession from the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Demetrius Nickens, Petitioner, commenced residence with his parents in the dwelling on the realty previous to the institution of the foreclosure…
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- Lynx, Inc. v. Ordnance Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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