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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 18.15.01.04" title_num="18" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="01" heading="Documentation of Claimant's Interest.">
  <text>To file a claim under Real Property Article, §8-804, Annotated Code of Maryland, a claimant shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>File a copy of the publicly recorded documents establishing the claimant as the current landlord to the satisfaction of the Department;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the claimant is the landlord and a natural person, submit a notarized affidavit acknowledged under oath to the</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the claimant is the landlord and an entity, provide proof of identity and current existence, which may include documents on file in public records;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the claimant is an heir or devisee of the landlord, file:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Copies of the will, final probate orders, and accounting statements or other publicly recorded document showing that the claimant is entitled to the interest of the landlord; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identification of the type described in §B or C of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If the claimant is a creditor of the landlord, provide:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Satisfactory proof of any lien on the ground rent interest; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identification of the type described in §B or C of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Pay any fees required by Corporations and Associations Article, §1-203, and Real Property Article, §8-804, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>