Silver Spring · Montgomery County · Maryland
Find the county office, record, or rule that fits the question in front of you. This page covers Montgomery County estate records, property-tax accounts, land records, rental licensing, housing-code routing, and Maryland transfer taxes.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Silver Spring and Montgomery County, Maryland. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form below to ask about a cash offer.
Before you contact an office
“Silver Spring” can mean the Census-designated place or Montgomery County’s Silver Spring Regional Area; those labels are not interchangeable. The Census Silver Spring CDP geometry has land in Montgomery County and only touches the Prince George’s County boundary. That market map does not determine an individual property’s jurisdiction. Check official records for the address instead of relying on a mailing label.
Census Silver Spring CDP feature ↗ · Montgomery County Silver Spring Regional Services ↗
Useful offices
Start with the office that matches the record or notice. Use the property address and current paperwork when you contact the office so its staff can route the property-specific question.
Montgomery County · estate and probate matters
For a house tied to an estate, use this office to locate the estate record and ask about the county estate process. The listed number is the office main line.
50 Maryland Avenue, North Tower 3220, Rockville, MD 20850 · 240-777-9600.
Montgomery County · land-document information and County recording route
Use the Land Records page for recorded land-document information and the County recording route. The court lists public-information and recording departments separately, so check the page for the right service.
Public Information Room: North Tower, Second Floor, Room 2120.
Montgomery County · real-property tax account and payment information
Use the property-tax portal for a County real-property tax account or payment question. Finance also publishes County tax and tax-sale information; use the current account or notice for the property-specific details.
27 Courthouse Square, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850 · 240-777-8898.
Montgomery County · rental licensing, registration, and housing-code complaint routing
Use the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) pages for rental-license information or housing-code enforcement questions. The County lists MC311 for complaint routing.
MC311: 240-777-0311.
Helpful local rules
The state tax rate, county recordation rate, and who pays can depend on the buyer, contract, and property county. Confirm the numbers for the address and transaction with the settlement company.
Maryland state transfer tax is 0.5% of the sale price. Each county and Baltimore City sets its own recordation tax, and many counties also charge a county transfer tax. The tax bill depends on the property’s county and the transaction.
By default, Maryland law presumes the state transfer tax and recordation tax are split equally between buyer and seller unless the contract says otherwise. 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 that state tax, the recordation tax, and any local transfer tax unless both sides expressly agree otherwise. Some transfers are exempt. Ask the settlement company to show the applicable taxes, exemptions, and allocation for this 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. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes remain separate.
Selling situations
Use these pages to compare questions that can come up with the property, its occupants, or the sale.
Start with estate records, who can sign, and the questions that come with an inherited house.
Open the Silver Spring page →Review the notices, timing, and sale options for a property facing foreclosure.
Open the Silver Spring page →Review ownership, signatures, court orders, and the sale questions both owners need answered.
Open the Silver Spring page →Review tenant, lease, access, and possession questions before choosing a sale path.
Open the Silver Spring page →Consider the property’s code notice, license, and repair questions while comparing sale options.
Open the Silver Spring page →Review safety, known damage, insurance, and repair questions after a fire.
Open the Silver Spring page →Start with the relevant property records, unpaid-tax information, and title questions.
Open the Silver Spring page →Read or compare
Use the local report and articles for context, the guide and process page to review a sale path, and the calculator to change planning assumptions for your house.
Silver Spring, MD Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
Read the local market report and its source-labeled context.
Use the local guide to compare sale options and questions to ask about the house.
Compare available ways to sell an as-is house in Silver Spring.
See the steps in the local selling process.
Browse local articles about seller questions and next steps.
Read seller reviews and check the source and location shown for each review.
Ask about a cash offer
Tell us about the house and what you are sorting out. Call 888-274-5006 or send the address using the form.
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Share the property address and what matters about the sale.
This page uses the Census Silver Spring CDP as its research frame. Census mapping places CDP land in Montgomery County and shows the CDP touching the Prince George’s County boundary, but a mailing address or this market map does not establish an individual parcel’s county or municipality. Check official records for the property address before choosing an office.
Use the Montgomery County Department of Finance property-tax portal for a real-property tax account or payment question. Finance also publishes County tax and tax-sale information. Use the current property account or notice for the balance and status tied to a specific address.
Use Montgomery County Circuit Court Land Records for land-document information and the County recording route. The court lists a Public Information Room in the North Tower, Second Floor, Room 2120, and separate public-information and recording departments; check its official page for the right service.
Contact the Register of Wills for Montgomery County at 240-777-9600 to locate the estate record and ask about the county estate process. Its main office is at 50 Maryland Avenue, North Tower 3220, Rockville, MD 20850. Use the actual estate record and any applicable documents when deciding who can sign.
Montgomery County DHCA publishes rental-license information and handles housing-code enforcement routing. For complaint routing, the County lists MC311 at 240-777-0311. Use the DHCA pages linked above for the specific issue.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Maryland’s state transfer tax, recordation tax and any applicable county transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes remain separate. The tax fact above explains the general state rules; ask the settlement company to confirm the figures and allocation for your sale.