Rich in the tradition and history of Maryland, the Office of Clerk of the Circuit Court is one of the oldest public institutions in the state. Welcome to the Cecil County Circuit Courthouse and the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The Clerk of the Court is a locally elected State official with the responsibilities established and regulated by the laws of Maryland and the Rules of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.
(a) A vendee who fails to record a contract for deed, as required by subdivision 1, is subject to a civil penalty, payable under subdivision 5, equal to two percent of the principal amount of the contract debt, unless the vendee has not received a copy of the contract for deed in recordable form, as required under subdivision 1a.
I have direct experience of this. If the vendor dies between exchange and completion, the contract of sale remains binding on the estate, but there can be delays in obtaining probate and until this is obtained there is no one who can sign the Deed of Transfer on completion.emember that the traditional 1 month gap between exchange and completion is not compulsory-there is no reason why you shouldn't exchange and complete as close together as you like-which reduces the odds of hitting the problem-this may throw up other issues if are in a chain or for organising movers etc.