Asked in Real Estate Law for Maryland

Q: how do you sue a condominium association in maryland? The president lives out of state.

The condo documents filed in 1982 list a resident agent, but his wife indicates that he has had no contact with the association since 1982 and suffers from dementia.

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Richard Sternberg
Richard Sternberg
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  • Potomac, MD
  • Licensed in Maryland

A: You can look up the resident agent at SDAT, since it was likely updated when the entity filed annual reports, or you can serve an officer, or you can serve SDAT if there is no resident agent, or you can move the court to grant substitute service. You start by reading the rules of civil procedure. Retaining a lawyer would be helpful.

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