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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-113" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In Allegany County, an entity that provides water or sewer services to the public on a nonprofit basis shall have a lien against the property to which the service was supplied if the charges for the services are not paid.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A lien under this section is subject to the requirements for a mechanic’s lien on real property, including the requirement to record the lien among the appropriate land records.</text>
  </level>
</section>
