Real Estate Compliance
NOTICE: Real Estate Compliance will only accept deliveries or walk-in project status requests between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. or between 2 and 3 p.m. Appointments are suggested.
- Requests for information pertaining to County owned lands, rights of way, easements, etc will be handled between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Deed packages will be accepted at the counter, by the Records Section personnel. All other mail will be accepted in the legal section.
Real Estate Compliance
Room 319
County Office Building
111 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
410-887-3251
410-887-3270 (fax)
pairealestcomp@baltimorecountymd.gov
Responsibilities of Real Estate Compliance
- Purchase real property for Baltimore County.
- Dispose of real property no longer needed by the county.
- Process road closings (PDF), road openings, petitions, and hearings.
- Maintain the county land inventory.
- Review and approve public deeds and plats.
- Records and research
The property which is purchased or sold may be in fee simple or an easement / right-of-way.
Functions of this division also include:
- Title examinations
- Real estate document preparations
- Appraisals
- Real Estate negotiations
- Real Estate settlement
Real Estate Compliance Sections
Records - Steven Houk - 410-887-3264
- Research -County maintenance or ownership of roads - 410 887-3263
- Research - County ownership of real property or easement rights over non-County property - 410-887-3263
- Developers - Information on deed status / Real Estate Compliance closeout - 410-887-3253
- Roads - Information on openings / closings - 410-887-3269
- Surplus - Procedures to acquire County-owned property or release of County easement - 410-887-3269
Contact, Negotiations and Appraisals - 410-887-3259
Appraisals - Performs various types of valuation assignments:
- Road improvements
- Easements
- Parks
- Public Buildings
Reviews appraisals of independent appraisers to ensure compliance with these standards:
- Code
- Regulations
- Professional
Real Property Negotiations - Personnel acting as County's agents in acquisition of real estate for public projects:
- Road Improvements
- Easements
- Parks
- Public Buildings
- Responsible for the relocation of property owners and tenants displaced by these acquisitions
- Reviews development plans prior to Hearing Officer's approval
- Ensures that necessary public improvements are properly conveyed to Baltimore County as part of the close out process
- Real Estate Specialist
- Developer's Deeds
Contract and Property Settlement - Dennis F. Maloney, Esq., Supervisor - 410-887-3294
Surplus Property, Road Closings (PDF) - 410-887-3269
Prepares and executes appropriate legal documents:
- transfer
- sale
- purchase of land
Road Closings (PDF) - 410-887-3269
- Hearings held to foreclose the right of the general public to use the road
- Citizens can file a petition to legally extinguish the public's right to a road
The Road Closings Package (PDF) is available for download, or by contacting 410-887-3269.
The Right-of-Way page contains a link to the manual (PDF), sample drawings and the checklist of accompanying items necessary to submit Deed Packages (PDF, opens new window).
Transmittal Forms (PDF, opens new window)
Revised May 3, 2012
