Transfer of Real Property - Recordation Certification and State Transfer Tax (Land Transfer Accountability Act)
What this bill does
Prohibiting a clerk of the circuit court from recording an instrument that effects a change of ownership of real property from the United States to another person unless the instrument is accompanied by a Certificate of Compliance; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to review certain changes of ownership of real property and issue a Certificate of Compliance following a determination of legal compliance; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Korman, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or | Brandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB) | Position only |
| UNF | Glazer, Mark | Maryland Land Title Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist | The Rasmussen Group LLC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Tiffany | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |