# Tax - Property (GTP)

## Title 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction; General Provisions

### Subtitle 4. Property Owner's Bill of Rights

#### Section 1-401

It is the intent of the General Assembly that property owners in this State have:

(1) knowledge that the valuation and assessment of property is the responsibility of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation;

(2) understanding of the valuation and assessment process;

(3) assurance that the valuation and assessment of property within classes is uniform;

(4) access to information which is the basis for the property valuation and assessment process in this State; and

(5) understanding that the setting of property tax rates and the collection of property taxes is a local government function.

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Md. Code Ann., Tax-Prop. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)