Howard County
Maryland
Last verified September 16, 2026
Howard County is a county in Maryland, with property values assessed by Supervisor of Assessments Braxton E. McNeill. Wayne A. Robey serves as Clerk of the Circuit Court, whose office maintains the county's official records, deeds, and court filings. Use the search tools below to look up property assessments, recorded deeds, and court documents for Howard County.
State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation
- Official
- Braxton E. McNeill
- Phone
- 410-480-7940
- Address
- District Court Multi-Service Center, 3451 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Official
- Wayne A. Robey
Official County Records (opens in a new tab)
How to Search Property and Court Records
A State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation and a Clerk of the Circuit Court hold different pieces of the same property's history, and knowing which one to search saves time. The State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation's office assesses each parcel's value for tax purposes and publishes a searchable record — owner name, assessed value, lot size, building details, and the parcel's legal description — usually searchable by owner name, address, or parcel ID.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court's official records index is where deeds, mortgages, liens, satisfactions, and other recorded documents actually live. If you need to confirm who holds title to a property, trace a chain of ownership, or check for an outstanding lien, that's a Clerk of the Circuit Court search, not a State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation search. Court dockets — civil, probate, family — are typically a separate search within the same office.
Why this matters for insurance and title work: confirming the named insured matches the recorded owner, checking for liens before binding a policy, and verifying a legal description all start with these two offices. Search tools and coverage vary by county — some counties use one shared portal for both, others keep them fully separate.