Maryland · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Baltimore City, MD
Baltimore City (population 585,708) records real-property documents through the Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Land Records & Licenses Division, Clerk's Office. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Baltimore City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Land Records & Licenses Division, Clerk's Office
- Mailing address
- Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, 100 North Calvert Street, Room 610, Baltimore, MD 21202
- Phone
- 410-333-3760
- Checks payable to
- Circuit Court for Baltimore City
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Baltimore City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (9 pages or less, or any length if solely a principal residence); $10.00 for a release 9 pages or less
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for any instrument 10+ pages (not solely principal residence)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide land-records surcharge on recordable instruments (standard MD exemptions apply)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Land Records & Licenses Division, Clerk's Office before you mail a check.
What Baltimore City requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via Simplifile
Can you e-record in Baltimore City?
Yes. Baltimore City accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Baltimore City, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Baltimore City's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Circuit Court for Baltimore City - Land Records & Licenses Division, Clerk's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Baltimore City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Baltimore City property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (select Baltimore City). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Maryland
Maryland isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.