Priority Trust, LLC v. Aliceanna Group

On June 28, 2007, appellant, Priority Trust, LLC (“Priority Trust”) filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, seeking to eject appellees, The Aliceanna Group, 1 from the property at 1822 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, Maryland (“Property”). Priority Trust, the ground rent owner of the Property, alleged that appellees, the leasehold owners, had not paid ground rent. Thus, Priority Trust sought recovery of the Property and damages in the amount of $5,000.00.

On May 7, 2008, the court entered a default judgment for possession of the Property against appellees and, on August 13,…