Queen Anne’s County Deed Transfer Lawyer: Queen Anne’s County Property Deed Transfer Requirements

There are important steps that must be made when properly filing a Maryland real estate deed. Besides all of the state requirements, Queen Anne’s County Maryland deed filings have the additional requirement: “Instruments transferring title. For any instrument that transfers title and/or effects a change in ownership on the real property tax records of SDAT […]

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Sep, 09, 2014
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Gaithersburg, Maryland Estate Planning Lawyer: File Your Will in Gaithersburg, Md. & Montgomery County

Maryland allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical final step in the Will creation process as it ensures safe keeping and […]

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Sep, 06, 2014
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Application for Maryland Homestead Tax Credit

Yesterday in this blog I wrote about the purpose of the Maryland Homestead Credit and a reader e-mailed me for the application, which is something useful to post in this forum. It is available on-line at this link. To discuss this and other property matters in Maryland, or to ensure your deed is drafted and […]

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Posted in Homestead Credit Maryland, Property Deed Maryland, Property Deed Prince George's County Maryland, Property Law Maryland, Property Tax Appeal Baltimore Maryland, Property Tax Appeal Maryland, Property Title Company Baltimore County, Property Title Service Company Maryland, Property Title Service Montgomery County Maryland, Real Estate Lawyer Maryland
Sep, 03, 2014
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Maryland Property Law Attorney: Purpose of the Maryland Homestead Credit

The Homestead Credit limits the yearly increase in taxable assessments for qualifying Maryland real property. Once the Maryland Homestead Credit is applied the county and municipality must limit taxable assessment increases to 10% or less each year. The Homestead Credit has no impact on the market value of the property, it is simply a cap […]

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Sep, 02, 2014
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Maryland Estate Planning Attorney: How Does a Trustee Resign?

Typically a notarized letter of resignation signed by the current Trustee is sufficient. The Trust itself may also have a clause describing how a Trustee must resign. Once resigned the Trustee has resigned any successor Trustee would become the new Trustee unless the Trust specifies another method of appointing the new Trustee. For a free, […]

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Posted in Estate Planning Baltimore County, Estate Planning Baltimore Maryland, Estate Planning Catonsville Maryland, Estate Planning Maryland, Estate Planning Potomac Maryland, Estate Planning Silver Spring Maryland, Trusts Columbia Maryland, Wills & Trusts Baltimore Maryland, Wills & Trusts Maryland
Aug, 29, 2014
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Maryland Property Title Transfer Attorney: How to Correct a Deed or Update it Upon Death of the Grantor

If you have a Maryland property deed that needs to be updated after the death of one of the owners, it may be possible to accomplish this by filing a Maryland Deed of Correction, also called a Corrective Deed. For example if the Grantor originally created a Life Estate Deed giving the Grantees title to […]

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Posted in Property Deed Allegany Maryland, Property Deed Baltimore County Maryland, Property Deed Charles County Maryland, Property Deed Maryland, Property Deed Transfer Dorchester Maryland, Property Law Maryland, Property Title Service Company Anne Arundel Maryland, Property Title Service Company Baltimore Maryland, Property Title Service Company Frederick County Maryland, Property Title Service Company Howard County Maryland, Property Title Service Company Maryland, Property Title Service Montgomery County Maryland, Property Title Service Somerset Maryland, Property Title Services Kent County Maryland, Title Service Company Carroll County Maryland
Aug, 26, 2014
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Maryland Property Tax Appeals Attorney: Appeal the Decision of the Department of Assessments and Taxation

I appealed my property tax assessment and lost. Is there anything else that can be done? Yes. Whether you lost or your assessment was not reduced as much as it should have been, the next step is to appeal the decision of the Department of Assessments and Taxation to the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board. […]

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Aug, 22, 2014
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Dorchester County Property Deed Transfer Lawyer: Dorchester County Title Transfer Requirements

There are several important steps, and decisions made, when properly filing a Maryland property deed and title. There are state requirements and Dorchester County deed filing requirements, specifically: “Dorchester County – Except as provided in RP § 3-104(c)(1) with respect to personal property taxes, RP § 3-104(b)(3) applies to property in: Brookview, Cambridge (plus property […]

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Aug, 17, 2014
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Maryland Author’s Attorney: Nonfiction, Defamation, Invasion of Privacy and How to Avoid Being Sued

When writing nonfiction, particularly about living people, give thought to some of the legal issues that could arise. Most questions which arise about the portrayal of a person in nonfiction are from defamation and invasion of privacy: Defamation: A person may claim that the book contains falsehoods that hold the subject up to scorn. Invasion […]

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Posted in Copyright Law Maryland, Intellectual Property Law Maryland, Writers Attorney Baltimore
Aug, 12, 2014
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Essex, Maryland Estate Planning Lawyer: Where to File a Will in Essex & Baltimore County

Maryland law allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical final step in the Will creation process as it ensures safe keeping […]

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Posted in Attorney Essex Maryland, Estate Planning Baltimore County, Estate Planning Baltimore Maryland, Estate Planning Essex Maryland, Estate Planning Maryland, Wills & Trusts Baltimore Maryland, Wills & Trusts Maryland
Aug, 07, 2014
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