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If you wish to change your name or remove a name on your property record, due to marriage, divorce, death of an owner, etc., a new deed must be filed with the local Land Records office where the property is located. You can not change a deed to a property through the Assessment office.

A Maryland deed is used to transfer ownership in real estate from one person (usually called the grantor, or seller) to another (usually called the grantee, or buyer). In Maryland a deed must include the name of the grantor and the grantee, the consideration paid for the property.

To take someone's name off a deed, a new deed must be prepared to transfer the property from all of the current owners to all of the remaining owners.

Transfer tax is at the rate of . 5 percent of the actual consideration, unless they are a first-time Maryland home buyer purchasing a principal place of residence, in that case the transfer tax rate is . 25 percent of the actual consideration.

A Maryland deed is used to transfer ownership in real estate from one person (usually called the grantor, or seller) to another (usually called the grantee, or buyer). In Maryland a deed must include the name of the grantor and the grantee, the consideration paid for the property.

The most commonly recorded documents by individuals are deeds. To add, remove, or change a name on a deed, have a lawyer, title company, or other real estate professional prepare the deed. Then, record the new deed with the Department of Records. Note: We recommend that you do not prepare a deed on your own.

To add a name to a deed in Maryland, you must prepare a new deed that includes both the current owner's name and the new owner's name. The current owner is the grantor, and the new owner is the grantee. The new deed should include a legal description of the property.

All deeds are to be signed in front of a Notary Public (just the grantor) and the grantee is to also sign the Certificate of Residency. Afterward, the deed may be filed with the Recorder's Office in the jurisdiction of the property.