SB 423

Enacted

Real Property - Recordation - Procedures

Sponsor: Mary-Dulany James (District 34)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 362 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a county treasurer, tax collector, or director of finance to provide a certificate enumerating certain taxes, assessments, and charges against a property and to establish certain procedures to facilitate the issuance of a certificate; requiring a collecting agent presented with a certificate to endorse a deed on payment of transfer and recordation taxes and all charges stated in the certificate and establishing that this endorsement is sufficient authority for a transfer on the assessment books; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Poyer, Scott	Clerk of the Circuit Court	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connell, William	MSBA Real Property Section Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	James, Mary-Dulaney	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glazer, Mark	Maryland Land Title Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arigo, Cody	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator James, Senator Jameslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator James, Senator Jameslegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	O'Connell, William	MSBA Real Property Section Counsel	Written (PDF)
FWA	Glazer, Mark	Maryland Land Title Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Propert, David	Senator James	Written (PDF)