{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-410","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 12–410","heading":"","body":"(a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may sell to a\ngovernment unit located in the county surplus school board real property:\n(1) without advertising the property for sale; and\n(2) after obtaining three independent appraisals.\n(b) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may sell surplus\ncounty real property at a public or private sale if, subject to county procedures, the\ncounty commissioners hold a hearing on the sale and provide adequate notice of the\nhearing.\n(c) (1) By resolution, the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County\nmay transfer surplus real property in the county to a private nonprofit corporation in\nthe county or to the Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County with or without\nconsideration, if the county commissioners:\n(i) hold a public hearing;\n(ii) at the hearing, solicit and accept comments concerning the\ntransfer; and\n(iii) at the hearing, consider issues related to the transfer that\ninclude:\n1. compatibility of the proposed use with the\nneighborhood;\n2. financial issues, including the ability of the proposed\ntransferee to construct, renovate, maintain, and operate a facility on the property;\n3. the historical significance of the property; and\n4. unique characteristics of any structure on the\nproperty.\n(2) The notice of the public hearing shall:\n(i) be published at least once each week for 2 successive\nweeks, with the last notice advertised at least 7 days before the date of the hearing\nin a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and\n(ii) include an appraisal of the property obtained by the county\ncommissioners.\n(3) The county commissioners shall adopt regulations to implement\nthis subsection.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=12-410","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"958e1a728cb5e079c6ce353374a4003a44b34f50ac850cfc1d1076a0cb643256","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-409","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-12-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}