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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="5-121" title_number="5" title_name="Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Limitations">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meaning indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Homeowner” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A record owner of residential property that is owner–occupied at the time the alleged violation of § 13–301 of the Commercial Law Article or other State law occurred; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An individual who occupies residential property under a use and possession order issued under Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Family Law Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Mortgage servicer” has the meaning stated in § 11–501 of the Financial Institutions Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Residential property” has the meaning stated in § 7–105.1 of the Real Property Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice” has the meaning stated in § 13–301 of the Commercial Law Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only to claims relating to residential property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An action filed by a homeowner against a mortgage servicer for damages arising out of an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice shall be filed within the earlier of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>5 years after a foreclosure sale of the residential property; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the mortgage servicer discloses its unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice to the homeowner, 3 years after the disclosure to the homeowner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
