# Real Property (GRP)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Rules

### Subtitle 2. Maryland Contract Lien Act

#### Section 14-202

(a) A lien on property may be created by a contract and enforced under this subtitle if:

  (1) The contract expressly provides for the creation of a lien; and

  (2) The contract expressly describes:

    (i) The party entitled to establish and enforce the lien; and

    (ii) The property against which the lien may be imposed.

(b) A lien may only secure the payment of:

  (1) Damages;

  (2) Costs of collection;

  (3) Late charges permitted by law; and

  (4) Attorney's fees provided for in a contract or awarded by a court for breach of a contract.

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Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)