Rule 14-212 - Alternative Dispute Resolution(a) Applicability. This Rule applies to actions that are ineligible for foreclosure mediation under Code, Real Property Article, § 7-105.1.(b) Referral to Alternative Dispute Resolution. In an action in which a motion to stay the sale and dismiss the action has been filed, and was not denied pursuant to Rule 14-211(b)(1), the court at any time before a sale of the property subject to the lien may refer a matter to mediation or another appropriate form of alternative dispute resolution, subject to the provisions of Rule 17-201, and may require that individuals with authority to settle the matter be present or readily available for consultation.Md. R. Prop. Sales 14-212
Adopted Feb. 10, 2009, eff. 5/1/2009. Amended June 7, 2010, eff. 7/1/2010; 11/1/2012, eff. 1/1/2013.HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
2010 Orders
The June 7, 2010, order, inserted subsec. (a) and designated the former text as subsec. (b) with the heading "Referral to Alternative Dispute Resolution.
2012 Orders
The November 1, 2012, order amended internal references in (b) to conform to the revision of the Rules in Title 17.
For qualifications of a mediator other than one selected by agreement of the parties, see Rule 17-205(e).