NOTICE: Howard County is planning to close County offices from Monday, December 28th through Thursday, December 31, 2009. The Land Records/License Office of the Circuit Court for Howard County, a State Office, will be open for business from Monday, December 28th through Wednesday, December 30th but will be closed on Thursday, December 24th and Thursday, December 31, 2009.
However, any documents submitted for record that require the approval of the Howard County Finance Office and/or the payment of the County recordation tax will not be accepted for record unless it bears the requisite tax stamp and register validation.
Please remember this Notice when scheduling settlements at the end of this calendar year.
Land Records Department
The Thomas Dorsey Building
9250 Bendix Road
Columbia, MD 21045
Telephone:
410-313-5850
Recording Services: Hours 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m.
The
Land Records Department acts as a custodian for the recording and maintenance
of all public records connected to real estate in Howard County. Our research
room is open to the public. Information is obtained by self-research and
copies are readily available for a fee. The Clerk's Office is prohibited
by law from providing legal assistance or performing title searches.
Effective Wednesday, October 1, 2008, the Howard County Department of Finance will begin collection of Recordation Tax. For more information, please see http://www.co.ho.md.us/DOF/Recordation Tax.htm
On November 3, 2008, the Dept. of Finance will be temporarily relocating to 8930 Stanford Blvd., Columbia, MD 21045-5805; however, the telephone numbers and the mailing address will remain the same as noted below. For further information, please visit the County’s web site or call 410.313.2022.
Recording
Process for Deeds:
All
deeds must pass through a two step process in the following order:
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Finance
Department
3430 Court House Drive, 2nd. Floor
George Howard Bldg.
Ellicott
City, Maryland 21043
410-313-2389
www.howardcountymd.gov
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Land
Records Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Thomas Dorsey Building
9250 Bendix Road
Columbia,
Maryland 21045
410-313-5850
FEES
& TAXES
Recording
Fees:
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$10.00
for a release 9 pages or less
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$20.00
for any other instrument 9 pages or less
or for
any instrument over 9 pages if it involves solely a principal residence
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$20.00
for Termination of Financing Statements
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$75.00
for any other instrument 10 page or more.
Surcharge:
- $20.00
for all instruments recorded except Power of Attorney and Notice of Sale.
Recording
Taxes:
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Recordation
Tax is $2.50 per each $500.00 or fractional part of the consideration.
(Recordation tax applies to both instruments that transfer an interest
in real property and instruments that create a security interest on real
or personal property, e.g., mortgage, deed of trust, etc.)
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State
Transfer Tax is ½ of 1% of the consideration (Note: State Transfer
Tax applies only to instruments that transfer an interest in real property,
e.g., deed, lease, easement, contract, etc.)
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County
Transfer Tax is 1% of the consideration (Note: County Transfer Tax applies
only to instruments that transfer an interest in real property, e.g. deed,
lease, easement, contract, etc.)
Miscellaneous
Recording Fees:
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$5.00
per page for plats recorded in the plat records (one original and two
black line photo-process Mylar copies or paper copies)
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$50.00
for Homeowners Depository records - initial filing
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$5.00
per page up to a maximum of $25.00 - amendments
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$15.00
for Notice of Sale and Notice of Judgment
Please
be advised that the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court is prohibited
by law from rendering legal advice and from performing title searches.
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