{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-11-502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 11–502","heading":"","body":"(a) A sheriff shall give notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale of any property under execution before the property can be sold.\n(b) In the case of a sale of an interest in property, the notice shall be posted on the courthouse door or on a bulletin board in the immediate vicinity of the door of the courthouse and printed in a newspaper, published in the county where the property is located at least:\n(1) Ten days before the sale of personal property; or\n(2) 20 days before the sale of real property.\n(c) If the sheriff gives notice by publication in a newspaper, he may recover the costs of publication from the defendant. If the defendant is unable to pay the costs, the sheriff may recover the costs of publication from the plaintiff.\n(d) A sheriff’s sale of real property extinguishes any subordinate lien or interest on the land subject to the sale.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=11-502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"a80f47f77a5c7db1d9fb6085bb7d6f0775870b10400dc3027095c18cca824ea9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-11-501","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-11-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}