If a plat for a property is needed, contact the local Land Records office where the property is located. Plats are also available online through the Maryland State Archives at .plats. Property maps provided courtesy of the Maryland Department of Planning.
How do I check the zoning of my property? Visit the Zoning website (web path: departments/permits & development/ planning/zoning) for zoning descriptions and tax maps to view the current zoning of various properties. Questions should be directed to 301-600-1351.
How do I get a copy of my plat? If your home was purchased after approximately 1980, check your settlement package for a house location survey or contact your mortgage company to obtain a copy. The Land Records at the Frederick County Courthouse contains all deeds, homeowner's association covenants and property plats.
Every Maryland County and Baltimore City has a Land Records Department located in that County's Circuit Court. Deeds and other documents stored in land records are open to the public. There are two ways to get a copy of your deed. Either get your deed online or pick up a copy in person at the circuit court.
Determining Your Property Boundaries To accurately locate existing property boundaries or set new property markers, contact a Registered Maryland Land Surveyor. The location of the property markers is usually shown on the subdivision plat for your neighborhood.
Plats is a website by the Maryland State Archives, the Administrative Office of the Courts and Maryland Circuit Court Clerks to make accessible all plats.
Property boundaries are the crucial lines that mark where one property ends and the neighboring property begins.
Maryland doesn't have specific rules dealing with fences. Instead, the state follows the common law practice that a fence built along a boundary line is owned in common by both property owners when both use the fence, unless otherwise agreed.
To establish a lien, a contractor or subcontractor must file a petition in the circuit court for the county where the property is located within 180 days after completing work on the property or providing materials. It can be difficult to determine the work completion date. Notice For Subcontractors.
These lines, more often called borders, are created by people to separate areas governed by different groups. Sometimes, political boundaries follow physical boundaries, but most of the time you can't see them. Most maps show political boundaries. Political boundaries change over time through wars, treaties, and trade.