Maryland Property Law Lawyer: Maryland Homestead Credit Rates by County/Municipality

The Homestead Credit limits the yearly increase in taxable assessments for qualifying Maryland real property to 10% or less each year. However, not every county has the same percentage cap. For example many set the cap at 10% however Prince George’s County and Anne Arundel County set the cap currently at 2%. To discuss this […]

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Sep, 18, 2014
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Maryland Estate Planning Attorney: Animal-Pet Trusts Allowed Under Maryland Law

When creating an estate plan, some clients wish to create trusts for their pets. Maryland law allows for the creation of animal trusts. Here are some highlights from Maryland Animal Trust law: • A trust may be created to provide for the care of an animal alive during the lifetime of the creator of the […]

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Sep, 15, 2014
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Maryland Property Title Law: Conditions Necessary to Create Joint Tenancy Property Rights

When having a Maryland property deed drafted it may be legally preferable to create a deed as joint tenants. In order for a joint tenancy to exist the following four conditions must exist: 1. All tenants must acquire the property at the same time. 2. All tenants must have equal interest in the property. 3. […]

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Posted in Deed Filing Kent County Maryland, Joint Tenancy Deed Maryland, Property Deed Baltimore County Maryland, Property Deed Baltimore Maryland, Property Deed Maryland, Property Deed Montgomery County Maryland, Property Deed Prince George's County Maryland, Property Law Maryland, Property Title Company Baltimore County
Sep, 12, 2014
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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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