Section 8-313 - Expense of removing goods; liability for removal of goods affixed to the property. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-313. Expense of removing goods; liability for removal of goods affixed to the property.
 

(a)  Expense of removing goods.- The expense of removal of any goods from the leased premises to any other place for storage pending sale, including the expense of removal of goods which are affixed to the property, shall be included as a part of the costs of distress. 

(b)  Liability for removal of goods affixed to the property.- An officer does not incur liability for removal of goods which are affixed to the property. The officer may require the plaintiff to mail or deliver an indemnity bond to the officer to protect the officer from any claim for damage or injury to any person or property caused by the officer's removal for sale of goods affixed to the property. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 21, § 8-312; 1974, ch. 12, § 2; 1999, ch. 219.]