ROYAL PLAZA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Bonds

This case arises from an action to foreclose the equity of redemption with respect to real property sold at a tax sale in 1997. At issue is whether the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County lacked jurisdiction to enter a valid order of foreclosure because Petitioner Eugene Bonds’ (“Bonds”), assignor, Willie Lenson, 1 failed to follow the notice requirements provided by Md.Code (1985, 2001 Repl.Vol., 2004 Cum.Supp.), § 14-836(b) of the Tax-Property Article, as they apply to Respondent Royal Plaza Community Association, Inc. 2 (“HOA”).

The HOA’s petition for writ of certiorari presents one…