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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="7-105.17" title_number="7" title_name="Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Vendor's Liens" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Mortgages and Deeds of Trust">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Owner–occupied residential property” has the meaning stated in § 7–105.1 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Residential property” has the meaning stated in § 7–105.1 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to residential property that was owner–occupied residential property at the time an order to docket or complaint to foreclose was filed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>After the final ratification of the auditor’s report following a sale made in accordance with §§ 7–105.1 through 7–105.10 of this subtitle or the Maryland Rules, a secured party or an appropriate party in interest may file a motion for a deficiency judgment if the proceeds of the sale, after deducting all costs and expenses allowed by the court, are insufficient to satisfy the debt and accrued interest.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A motion for deficiency judgment under this section shall be filed within 3 years after the final ratification of the auditor’s report.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The secured party or party in interest shall serve the motion in accordance with the Maryland Rules.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The filing of a motion for deficiency judgment in accordance with this section and the Maryland Rules shall constitute the sole post–ratification remedy available to a secured party or party in interest for breach of a covenant contained in a deed of trust, mortgage, or promissory note that secures or is secured by owner–occupied residential property.</text>
  </level>
</section>
