Baltimore County Governmental Contacts!! You need to know!

When looking for a home in Baltimore County, besides finding the home of your dreams, there may be a few things besides the obvious you need to know. Instead of waiting until you need to know these things; and having no idea on how to find them out, let me tell you!!!

Baltimore County

The county seat is located in Towson, Maryland

County website: www.baltimorecountymd.gov

Mailing address: Court House

P.O. Box 6754

401 Bosley Avenue

Towson, Md. 2128506754

Fees and Taxes:

Recording Cost: $20.00 for 9 pages or less

note: if it is your principal residence, there is no page restrictions

$75.00 10 pages or more

$10.00 releases 9 pages or less

$20.00 surcharges on al recorded documents in the land records

Recording Tax: $5 per m, increases in multiples of $500 @ $2.50

State Transfer Tax: $5 per m calculate at .5% of the total consideration.

County Transfer Tax: $15 per m, calculate at 1.5% of the total consideration. The first $22,000 is exempt for owner-occupied principal residence.

Recording fees and State Transfer Tax are made payable to the "Clerk of the Circuit Court"

County Transfer Tax and Recordation Tax are payable to "Baltimore County Maryland"

Transfer Tax and Recordation Tax checks MUST be two separate checks.

Special Requirements:

a. Lien certificate is a mandatory on all deeds ($40.00) (Valid for 45 days. Turn around time is a minimum of 5 days.)

b. recording intake sheets

c. Copy of sales contract

d. copy of the signed HUD-1.

e. Pay outstanding water bills. This is not required to transfer Deed- will need account number.

Phone numbers:

Clerk of the Circuit Court; Recording Information/LandRecords 410-887-2651/410-881-2658

Treasurer's Office: 410-887-2410 (8:30-9:30am and 3:30-4:30 only)

Automated Tax Line: 410-887-2403 http://egov2.co.ba.md.us/taxbamd.html

Transfer Desk: 410-887-2416

Assesment Office: 410-512-4900

Agricultural Information: 410-512-4900 (2:00-4:00 pm only)

Water Bills: 410-396-3988 (will need account number)

Have any questions?? Please, when thinking about buying or selling you home call Gloria Price today!!!

Long & Foster Real Estate

direct: 443-676-0223 office:410-515-5541

information courtesy of Betty Wilson of RGS Titile