# Subtitle 16 – Records and Inventory of Real Property

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 16-1 Record of conveyances and contracts.

Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 16-1 (2026)

(a) The Comptroller shall maintain a publicly accessible online database that includes:

  (1) all deeds and leases made to the City, or sufficient extracts from those deeds and leases to fully identity the nature of the City’s interest in the specific property; and

  (2) all contracts and agreements made in relation to the property of the City.

(b) The database required by this section shall be searchable for easy reference to the deeds, leases, contracts, and agreements within the database.

*History: Ord. 1858-009*

*History: Ord. 21-032*

## § 16-2 Comprehensive inventory required.

Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 16-2 (2026)

(a) The Comptroller and the Director of Finance must maintain jointly a comprehensive inventory of City-owned real property, which must be updated quarterly to reflect acquisitions and dispositions.

(b) For each parcel of property, the inventory must provide the following information:

  (1) a street address or, if there is no street address, a description sufficient to identify the location of the property;

  (2) the date when the City acquired or took possession of the property;

  (3) the purchase price paid by the City;

  (4) the name of the grantor; and

  (5) an estimate of the market value of the property, which must be updated every 3 years.

(c) All City agencies that own, acquire, or dispose of real property must comply with requests of the Comptroller and the Director of Finance in maintaining the inventory.

(d) The inventory must be posted online for public inspection.

*History: Ord. 97-144*

*History: Ord. 21-032*