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Maryland HOA & Condo Official Sources
Official government resources for community association records, laws, and licensing in Maryland. Sourced from state agencies and county records offices, no sign-up required.
Community association statutes
Official source
Maryland General Assembly — Statute Text (Maryland Code)
Three acts across TWO code articles: Condo (Real Property Title 11) and HOA (Real Property Title 11B) use article='grp'; Cooperative Housing Corporation uses the Corporations & Associations article ('gco', Title 5 Subtitle 6B) — switch the article param. The official statute text is available free of charge at the link below.
Professional licensing boards
The following state boards license professionals who routinely work with community associations: engineers, inspectors, and other vendors.
Maryland Elevator Safety Review Board / DOL Division of Labor & Industry, Elevator & Escalator Safety
- elevator mechanic/contractor
- elevator unit inspector
- elevator company registration
- unit registration/certification
Maryland Board of Stationary Engineers (DOL/DOPL)
- stationary engineer grade 1/2/3/4
- boiler operator
Maryland Board for Professional Engineers (DOL/DOPL)
- professional engineer (PE)
- engineer-in-training (EIT)
- engineering firm permit
(NOT LICENSED) Community Association Managers — no Maryland state license
- community association manager (CAM)
- HOA/condo property manager
Association & entity registry
Primary source
SDAT Corporate File via SpecPrint, Inc. (authorized contractor)
Search this registry to verify an association's corporate registration, formation date, registered agent, and current status.
County recorder portals: 24 counties
Community association governing documents (declarations, CC&Rs, bylaws, plats) are recorded at the county level in Maryland. Use these portals to search for a community's recorded documents.
Free public access(24 counties)
| County | Platform | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Anne Arundel County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Baltimore City County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Baltimore County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Calvert County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Caroline County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Carroll County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Cecil County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Charles County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Dorchester County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Frederick County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Garrett County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Harford County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Howard County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Kent County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Montgomery County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Prince George's County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Queen Anne's County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Somerset County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| St. Mary's County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Talbot County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Washington County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Wicomico County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
| Worcester County County | open-data | Free public search | Search |
24 Maryland counties mapped. Links go to official county government sites; access tiers and vendors may change.
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