Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation — Real Property
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Elkridge and Howard County Home Seller Resources
Elkridge is in Howard County. Find the offices for property, tax, estate, deed and inspection questions, read Maryland selling rules, and compare local options.
We buy houses in Elkridge and throughout Howard County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
We answer 24/7 at 888-274-5006.
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Useful local offices
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Howard County offices handle local tax, estate, deed, inspection and code questions. Not sure which office to call? Call us — we’ll sort it out with you.
Howard County Department of Finance — Real Property Tax
Howard County
Contact this service with Howard County real-property-tax questions.
Phone: 410-313-2062
Howard County Real Property Tax ↗Howard County Department of Finance — Tax Sale
Howard County
Contact this office with County tax-sale questions.
Phone: 410-313-2299
Howard County Tax Sale ↗Howard County Department of Finance — Recordation Tax
Howard County
Find Howard County recordation-tax information for a property sale.
Phone: 410-313-2389
Howard County Recordation Tax ↗Maryland Register of Wills — Howard County
Howard County estate administration
Contact the Register of Wills about an estate case or estate administration.
9250 Judicial Way, Suite 1100, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-2133
Howard County Register of Wills ↗Maryland Judiciary — Clerk of the Circuit Court for Howard County
Howard County court and land records
For deed recording or land-record questions, call and ask for the current Land Records route and location before visiting.
Main courthouse listing: 9250 Judicial Way, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-2111
Howard County Circuit Court Clerk ↗Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits — Inspections & Enforcement
Howard County
The County lists building and safety inspections here, including rental-housing inspections.
Phone: 410-313-1823
Howard County Inspections & Enforcement ↗Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning — Code Enforcement
Howard County
Contact the County about code-enforcement concerns involving zoning or subdivision matters.
Phone: 410-313-2350
Howard County Code Enforcement ↗Helpful Maryland rules
Estate authority and selling costs
The personal representative usually signs for an estate sale
The personal representative appointed in the probate case — the executor named in the will or an administrator — usually signs for an inherited-house sale, not the heirs. Maryland law gives the representative legal title to manage and distribute estate property. Unless the will or a court order limits that authority, the representative can sell estate property without court approval. If the will limits a sale or family members disagree, the representative can ask the court for permission.
If you need an estate attorney, we can help you find one.
Maryland transfer and recordation taxes
Maryland’s state transfer tax is 0.5% of the sale price. Howard County sets its recordation-tax rate, and a county transfer tax may also apply. State law generally presumes the buyer and seller split these taxes unless the contract says otherwise.
When the buyer is a first-time Maryland home buyer who will live in the house, the state rate is 0.25%, and the seller pays the state transfer, recordation and local transfer taxes unless the parties expressly agree otherwise. Some transfers are exempt, so ask the settlement company which rules apply to your sale.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Maryland's state transfer tax, recordation tax and any applicable county transfer tax.
No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.
Maryland state transfer-tax rate and first-time buyer rule — Tax–Property §13-203 ↗County recordation-tax rules — Tax–Property §12-103 ↗Who may pay recordation tax — Tax–Property §12-111 ↗How Maryland allocates transfer and recordation taxes — Real Property §14-104 ↗Howard County recordation-tax information ↗
Selling situations
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Questions about Elkridge and Howard County resources
Which Howard County office handles a deed?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court handles deed recording and land-record questions. Call 410-313-2111 and ask for the current Land Records route and location before visiting.
Where can I ask about a Howard County property-tax or tax-sale question?
Call Howard County Real Property Tax at 410-313-2062 for real-property-tax questions. Howard County Tax Sale handles County tax-sale questions at 410-313-2299.
Who usually signs for a Maryland estate sale?
The personal representative appointed in the probate case usually signs, not the heirs. Unless the will or a court order limits the representative’s authority, the representative can sell estate property without court approval. If the will limits a sale or family members disagree, the representative can ask the court for permission.
How are Maryland transfer and recordation taxes usually shared?
State law generally presumes the buyer and seller split these taxes unless the contract says otherwise. A first-time Maryland home buyer who will live in the house changes the state transfer-tax rate and who pays. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Maryland’s state transfer tax, recordation tax and any applicable county transfer tax.