Ilchester · Howard County · Maryland
Find Howard County offices for tax bills, recordation taxes, deeds, estate filings, inspections and code questions. Read Maryland transfer-tax information, then use the local links to choose a next step.
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Useful offices
Finance handles tax bills and recordation taxes; the Circuit Court’s Land Records Department handles recorded deeds. For estate filings, contact the Register of Wills. Inspection and code questions go to separate County offices.
Serves Howard County estate and probate questions
Contact the Register of Wills about estate filings. Call before visiting; filings are not accepted by email.
Circuit Courthouse, 9250 Judicial Way, Suite 1100, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-2133
Howard County Register of Wills ↗Serves Howard County property transfers
Ask about County recordation and transfer-tax collection and deed stamping.
George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-2389
Howard County Recordation Tax ↗Serves Howard County land records
Use Land Records for recorded real-estate documents and deed recording.
9250 Judicial Way, Suite 1900, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-5850
Howard County Land Records ↗Serves Howard County property-tax accounts
Contact this office about a County tax bill or real-property tax account.
Phone: 410-313-2062
Howard County Real Property Tax ↗Serves Howard County safety and rental-housing inspections
Ask about local safety-inspection or rental-housing inspection questions for the property.
Inspections & Enforcement Division ↗Serves Howard County code-enforcement matters
Contact Code Enforcement about a complaint or code-enforcement question.
Howard County Code Enforcement ↗Helpful Maryland rule
Maryland’s state transfer tax is 0.5% of the sale price. State law generally presumes the buyer and seller split transfer and recordation taxes unless the contract says otherwise. Howard County sets its recordation-tax rate, and a county transfer tax may also apply.
If the buyer is a first-time Maryland home buyer who will live in the house, the state transfer-tax rate is 0.25%, and the seller pays the state transfer tax, recordation tax and any local transfer tax unless the parties expressly agree otherwise. Some transfers are exempt; ask your 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.
For Howard County’s current recordation-tax information, contact the County Recordation Tax Office ↗.
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Howard County Real Property Tax handles property-tax bills and account questions. The Recordation Tax Office handles County recordation and transfer-tax collection and deed stamping. The Circuit Court’s Land Records Department handles recorded real-estate documents and deed recording. Their official links and phone numbers are above.
Contact the Register of Wills for Howard County about estate filings. Call before visiting; filings are not accepted by email. The office link and phone number are above.
Howard County’s Inspections & Enforcement Division handles local safety and rental-housing inspection questions. For code complaints and enforcement, contact the Department of Planning & Zoning Code Enforcement. Their official links are above.