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Recording Maryland Deeds A deed that transfers Maryland real estate becomes fully effective only after it is recorded in the land records of the county where the real estate is located. Each county's clerk of the circuit court maintains the county's land records.

Similarly, to add someone to a deed a new deed must be prepared to transfer the property from all current owners to all new and current owners. The new deed must then be recorded in land records. You can read about the steps to record a new deed at the People's Law Library.

A Maryland deed must be printed on white paper of sufficient quality to be easily readable. Recording clerks generally recommend at least 20-point weight. A deed's pages cannot exceed 8½ × 14 inches (legal size). Recorded deeds customarily use legal-size or letter-size (8½ × 11-inch) paper.

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. Similarly, to add someone to a deed a new deed must be prepared to transfer the property from all current owners to all new and current owners.

Deed Requirements All deeds and other property-related documents must be accompanied by a completed Maryland State Intake Sheet. A deed which changes or transfers ownership of property must be accompanied by a lien certificate. A deed submitted without a lien certificate will not be processed.

Montgomery County: Top City Rockville The public can view all instruments related to land transactions recorded in the Circuit Court Land Records Department.