Thursday, March 06, 2014

Follow-up coverage: Ground rent

7:40 AM EST, November 28, 2011

Real Estate Wonk: Thinking of redeeming your ground rent?

6:31 AM EST, November 11, 2011

Ground rents that had been canceled are resurrected

Fells Point resident Andrew Newhouse is one of hundreds of homeowners who took advantage of a new law that allowed them to effectively cancel ground rents on land beneath their houses — a vestige of Colonial times that had led to some people losing properties over small unpaid sums.

7:56 PM EST, November 8, 2011

Ground lease holders challenge state law

Another challenge by ground rent holders to Maryland's 2007 reform laws has been revived, with lease holders claiming that a state law unconstitutionally diminished the value of their property by making collection of payments costly and difficult to enforce.

9:06 PM EDT, October 25, 2011

Controversial part of ground rent law overturned

Maryland's highest court has overturned the most controversial part of the state's new ground rent law, throwing out the section that takes ownership of ground leases away from owners who fail to register them with the state.

March 12, 2009

Leeway sought on ground rents

Community activists are urging Maryland lawmakers to allow nonprofit groups to use ground leases to provide affordable housing, a move that some say will return a ground rent system marred by abuses in recent years to its intended purpose.

March 1, 2009

Judge throws out part of ground rent suit

1 A judge has thrown out part of a lawsuit filed by ground rent owners challenging a 2007 state law intended to halt abuses in the system, but allowed their constitutional challenge to move forward.

May 20, 2008

U.S. judge sends ground rent suit back to state

A federal judge said yesterday that he thought Maryland's ground rent law had been due for an overhaul because ground rent holders were able to eject homeowners for overdue rents and gain the entire value of their houses.

May 19, 2008

Ground rent reform faces test in U.S. court today

Maryland's ground rent reform faces a key test in federal court today as the state seeks to dismiss a case filed by dozens of the largest holders.

November 2, 2007

Ground rent owners sue for compensation

Dozens of Maryland's largest holders of ground rents sued the state yesterday, seeking compensation that could exceed $400 million, contending that ground rent reform laws effectively seized their property.

July 12, 2007

Sun follow-up

Rush to ejectment criticized

Leaders of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, which for years served as an advocate for ground rent owners, are criticizing some of them for rushing to seize houses of delinquent rent-payers ahead of a recent change in state law and are proposing to help affected homeowners.

July 1, 2007

Sun follow-up

Ground-rent owners rush to file suits

Even though a state law ending ground-rent ejectments takes effect today, Baltimore residents will for years face the prospect of having their homes seized by investors or being hit with large fees over small unpaid land debts. About 775 cases - some dating to 2003 - are pending in Baltimore Circuit Court, including more than 300 new ones filed in June as ground-rent owners rushed to get cases logged in under the old law. There were 154 lawsuits filed on Friday alone.

June 26, 2007

Sun follow-up

Ground rent suit is filed

A trustee for a ground rent owner has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new laws intended to reform a system that had cost hundreds of people their homes.

February 14, 2007

Ground rent bill due final votes

Final votes on a bill that would prohibit the creation of new ground rents, emerging as one of the major issues in this General Assembly session, are scheduled for tomorrow.

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City writes $1,105 check for rent it didn't owe - baltimoresun.com

City writes $1,105 check for rent it didn't owe - baltimoresun.com:

Miscommunication, address confusion caused error, officials say

By Scott Calvert, The Baltimore Sun 11:26 a.m. EDT, August 3, 2013

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bs-md-sun-investigates-ground-rent-20130803,0,4638821.story

The Baltimore housing department recently tried to give away some money — $1,105 to be exact.

That was the amount of a check sent to retired lawyer Constance Putzel in June, with a notation that the city was paying her for ground rent she held on several city-owned parcels at Old Town Mall.

Except Putzel hasn't been entitled to any such payments since 2011. That year, the city paid her a lump sum of nearly $14,000 to extinguish Putzel's claim on the land under its property."

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Md high court finds ground-rent law unconstitutional By Timothy B. Wheeler and Jamie Smith Hopkins Baltimore Sun Feb 26, 2014

Md. high court finds ground-rent law unconstitutional

State can't take away ability to seize and sell homes over unpaid ground rents, court rules

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/03/md-high-court-finds-ground-rent-law.html

By Timothy B. Wheeler and Jamie Smith Hopkins, The Baltimore Sun February 26, 2014 http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ground-rent-court-decision-20140226,0,2243306.story

Maryland's highest court tossed out Wednesday the heart of an ambitious legislative effort to stop homeowners from losing their property over unpaid rent on the ground beneath their houses.

The Court of Appeals ruled that the law violated the rights of "ground-rent" owners by taking away their ability to seize and sell the homes of tenants who don't pay, then keep the proceeds. Allowing owners to bring foreclosure proceedings instead was not a reasonable substitute, the court said.

The decision throws into doubt sweeping 2007 changes to a Colonial-era system under which many homes in Baltimore and around the state sit on ground that is owned by a leaseholder. Homeowners on those properties are legally required to pay rent, usually twice a year, to the holder of the ground rent.

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Md high court finds ground-rent law unconstitutional By Timothy B. Wheeler and Jamie Smith Hopkins Baltimore Sun Feb 26, 2014

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PCWorld.com: Bugs & Fixes: The Moon Worm slinks by Linksys E-series routers - by Jon L. Jacobi

Bugs & Fixes: The Moon Worm slinks by Linksys E-series routers

Jon L. Jacobi Mar 5, 2014 7:00 AM http://www.pcworld.com/article/2104020/bugs-and-fixes-the-moon-worm-slinks-by-linksys-e-series-routers.html#tk.nl_secur

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A slimy piece of malware called the moon worm has managed to slither past the login for Linksys E-series routers. Read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2104020/bugs-and-fixes-the-moon-worm-slinks-by-linksys-e-series-routers.html#tk.nl_secur

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Wednesday, March 05, 2014

ROCK HILL: Off-duty trooper dragged by a car after Rock Hill domestic assault | Crime | Rock Hill Herald Online

ROCK HILL: Off-duty trooper dragged by a car after Rock Hill domestic assault | Crime | Rock Hill Herald Online:

BY JONATHAN MCFADDEN March 3, 2014

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/03/03/5732475/off-duty-trooper-dragged-by-a.html

"ROCK HILL — An off-duty S.C. Highway Patrol trooper who tried intervening in a domestic assault at a Rock Hill gas station Sunday was briefly dragged by a car after his hand became stuck in the driver’s side door. He pulled himself free after he hopped onto one of the vehicle’s running boards, police say.

Authorities are searching for the two suspects who jumped into the sport utility vehicle and took off while the trooper tried calling for police backup.

At about 4:30 p.m., Lance Cpl. Michael Shank, 39, was at the Murphy Express gas station off S.C. 161 when he witnessed a fight between a man, possibly in his early 20s and about 165 pounds, and a woman, possibly in her late 30s or early 40s with long blond hair, according to a Rock Hill Police report. The man, police reported, was hitting the woman."

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News from The Hill Oldest congressman forced into primary runoff By Cameron Joseph

News from The Hill Oldest congressman forced into primary runoff

By Cameron Joseph

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/199923-oldest-congressman-forced-into-primary-runoff

Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), the oldest member of Congress, has been forced into a potentially perilous runoff in his primary against former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe (R).

The Associated Press called that the race will head to a May runoff, with Hall leading Ratcliffe by 45 percent to 30 percent with 27 percent of precincts reporting.

A runoff could be treacherous for the 90-year-old congressman. Ratcliffe has already given his campaign close to a half-million dollars and is promising to donate more, while Hall, caught by surprise in the race, has very little money in the bank.

Read the story here.

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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives]

Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives] By Kevin Dayhoff March 4, 2014 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0302-20140304,0,1024009.story

Many residents today may not recall the crazy-quilt "dog leg" intersection of John, Bond and Main streets, or the equally mismatched collision of Main and Liberty streets, Railroad Avenue, and the train tracks in Westminster.

Years ago, these intersections did not look anything like they do now. Today, they form a perfect "cross."

But years ago, a motorist traveling south on John Street or Railroad Avenue had to make a 90-degree right turn onto Main Street, then hang a quick left to get on either Liberty or Bond Street and get through the intersection.

It may have worked well enough in the horse and buggy days. But by the 1970s, it was nuts.

Finally, sanity ruled and the two intersections and the bridge over the railroad tracks on East Green Street were rebuilt in the mid-1970s.

Many years ago, the area that we now know as John and Carroll streets in Westminster was known as the "space between."

Wormseed was once a growing industry in the county [Eagle Archives]

Panama Canal opened markets for Carroll farmers [Column]

When cigars meant major industry in Manchester [Column]

Carroll County faced threat of war in first month of new year [Eagle Archives]

Westminster celebrated new year in 1897 with new train station [Eagle Archive]

Carroll's Christmas celebrations tempered by news of war, Great Depression [Eagle

Archive]

When a gift of oranges was a Christmas treat in Westminster [Eagle Archives]

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/03/streets-and-history-of-westminster.html

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Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives]

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Streets and history of Westminster intersect at odd angles [Eagle Archives]

Years ago, these intersections did not look anything like they do now. Today, they form a perfect "cross."

It may have worked well enough in the horse and buggy days. But by the 1970s, it was nuts.

Finally, sanity ruled and the two intersections and the bridge over the railroad tracks on East Green Street were rebuilt in the mid-1970s.

Many years ago, the area that we now know as John and Carroll streets in Westminster was known as the "space between."

Wormseed was once a growing industry in the county [Eagle Archives]

Panama Canal opened markets for Carroll farmers [Column]

When cigars meant major industry in Manchester [Column]

Carroll County faced threat of war in first month of new year [Eagle Archives]

Westminster celebrated new year in 1897 with new train station [Eagle Archive]

Carroll's Christmas celebrations tempered by news of war, Great Depression [Eagle
Archive]

When a gift of oranges was a Christmas treat in Westminster [Eagle Archives]

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/03/streets-and-history-of-westminster.html
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Monday, March 03, 2014

Stephen Colbert spoke at the RSA security conference even though many of his fans asked him not to - By Lily Hay Newman

Stephen Colbert spoke at the RSA security conference even though many of his fans asked him not to.

By Lily Hay Newman MARCH 3 2014 http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/03/03/stephen_colbert_spoke_at_the_rsa_security_conference_even_though_many_of.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content&mc_cid=96ba8aec80&mc_eid=b27361148d

"Stephen Colbert's satire usually springs forth from his desk at Comedy Central. But he was on location for the RSA conference last week even though some of his fans had asked him to boycott. It seemed like the makings of some solid drama.

But Colbert defused the situation by using his right-wing persona to poke fun at cryptographers, the NSA, and RSA itself. Last year RSA was accused of being paid $10 million by the NSA to intentionally weaken one of its encryption algorithms. And Colbert brought it up. He said, “The elephant in the room is that I was asked not to come speak here. That came as something of a shock to me. Normally I'm asked not to be somewhere only after I've spoken.”"

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Stephen Colbert spoke at the RSA security conference even though many of his fans asked him not to - By Lily Hay Newman

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Heather Dewees Inducted into Mount Saint Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame

February 27, 2014

According to Carroll County Public Schools, Heather Dewees has been inducted into Mount Saint Mary’s Athletic Hall of Fame

A recent press release reported, “Heather Dewees, a social studies teacher at North Carroll High School and the girls’ basketball coach at Manchester Valley High School, has been inducted into the Mount Saint Mary’s University Athletic Hall of Fame.

“Dewees was inducted for her performance on and off the court as a student athlete. She played women’s basketball and graduated eighth in her class, Summa Cum Laude, with a double major in History and Spanish and a minor in Theology. As a member of the Mount Saint Mary’s basketball team, Dewees scored over 1,000 points and helped lead the Mountaineers to some of the most successful seasons in the program’s Division I history.

“In her final two seasons, Dewees helped the Mount win two conference championships and secure the NEC’s first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1994. She started in both of the Mount’s NCAA tournament games in 1994 and 1995.

“She was named to the NEC All-Newcomer Team, First Team All-NEC and All-NEC Tournament Team.”

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