Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-707
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-707, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§4A–707.
Official statutory text
(a) The Department shall require a limited liability company, limited partnership, partnership, corporation, or business trust to submit with the articles of merger a property certificate for each county where a merging limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, or business trust other than the successor owns an interest in land.
(b) The property certificate is not required with respect to any property in which the only interest owned by the merging limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, or business trust is a security interest.
(c) The property certificate:
(1) Shall be in the form and number of copies that the Department requires; and
(2) May include the certificate of the Department required by § 4A-706 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) The property certificate shall provide a deed reference or other description sufficient to identify the property.
(2) The Department shall:
(i) Indicate on the property certificate the time the articles of merger are accepted for record; and
(ii) Send a copy of the property certificate to the chief assessor of the county where the property is located.
(e) A transfer, vesting, or devolution of title to the property is not invalidated or otherwise affected by any error or defect in the property certificate, failure to file the property certificate, or failure by the Department to act on the property certificate.
(b) The property certificate is not required with respect to any property in which the only interest owned by the merging limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, or business trust is a security interest.
(c) The property certificate:
(1) Shall be in the form and number of copies that the Department requires; and
(2) May include the certificate of the Department required by § 4A-706 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) The property certificate shall provide a deed reference or other description sufficient to identify the property.
(2) The Department shall:
(i) Indicate on the property certificate the time the articles of merger are accepted for record; and
(ii) Send a copy of the property certificate to the chief assessor of the county where the property is located.
(e) A transfer, vesting, or devolution of title to the property is not invalidated or otherwise affected by any error or defect in the property certificate, failure to file the property certificate, or failure by the Department to act on the property certificate.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a business matter in Maryland?
See all Maryland Business lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.