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Maryland Commercial Title Services

Beginning with your initial contact to your dedicated title service representative, through the post-closing process, Maryland Commercial Title will remain accessible and accountable to you for all matters relating to your transaction.

Why does our expertise matter so much?

As they say in real estate, there are only three things to consider: Location, Location, Location.

So when it comes to settling on your next Maryland commercial property, it is extraordinarily critical that you pick a firm with the most expertise possible.

Local laws, regulations and know-how have proven to be hyper-critical to getting the job done swiftly and cost-effectively -- the first time.

Having conducted well over 10,000 real estate closings in Maryland, Maryland Commercial Title and attorney Myles Lichtenberg, Esq. are your single best points of contact to oversee these mission critical Maryland title services:

  • COMPLEX & MULTI-STATE COMMERCIAL TITLE SEARCHES
  • TITLE INSURANCE COMMITMENTS, TITLE EXCEPTIONS, AND ENDORSEMENTS
  • LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL JUDGMENT AND LIEN SEARCHES
  • BOUNDARY, LOCATION AND ALTA/ASCM SURVEYS
  • DEEDS, DEEDS OF TRUST, MORTGAGES, RELEASE OF LIENS
  • EASEMENT AGREEMENTS, LOAN AND INCUMBENCY DOCUMENTATION
  • UCC INSURANCE & UCC SEARCHES
  • ZONING CERTIFICATIONS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COORDINATION
  • SETTLEMENT STATEMENTS (FOR REVIEW IN ADVANCE OF CLOSING)
  • SCHEDULING AND COORDINATING CLOSINGS WITH ALL PARTIES
  • ARRANGEMENT OF ESCROW AND CLOSING SERVICES AT THE MOST CONVENIENT TIME AND LOCATION FOR YOU.
  • RECORDATION OF LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
  • FUNDING AND DISBURSEMENTS
  • TITLE INSURANCE POLICIES (LENDERS & OWNERS) AND ENDORSEMENTS
  • INTERNET & ONLINE TRANSACTION SERVICES
  • IRS 1031 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGES
  • CONSTRUCTION LOAN SPECIALISTS
  • HISPANIC TRANSLATORS

Maryland Commercial Title provides sophisticated and comprehensive due diligence services performed by a highly experienced underwriting team. Our attorneys and title officers are also supported by dedicated administrative personnel whose sole function is to ensure a smooth closing for the following types of commercial property acquisitions and refinancings:

Typical Maryland Commercial Real Estate Transactions

  • Self Storage
  • Hotel/Motel
  • Office Buildings
  • Warehouse
  • Multi-Property/Multi-Lender
  • Land Acquisition
  • Retail
  • Apartments
  • Restaurants
  • Auto Dealerships
  • Construction & Development
  • Fee & Leasehold

Experienced commercial real estate professionals know that endorsements are the name of the game. Maryland Commercial Title is dedicated to ensuring that our clients receive the following endorsements and that they are attached to the final owner(s) and/or loan policy(ies), as requested, subject to compliance with the stated requirements (requirements listed parenthetically below, where applicable):

  • ALTA 3.0 Zoning or ALTA 3.1 Zoning [owner and loan] (receipt of acceptable zoning opinion and/or compliance letters)
  • ALTA 6 Variable Rate or ALTA 6.2 Negative Amortization [loan only] (review of loan documents)
  • ALTA 8.1 Environmental [owner and loan] (none)
  • ALTA 9 Comprehensive [loan only] (receipt of acceptable ALTA/ASCM Survey)
  • ALTA 9.1 (unimproved land) or ALTA 9.2 (improved land) [owner only] (receipt of acceptable ALTA/ASCM Survey)
  • ALTA 13 [owner] or ALTA 13.1 [loan] (review of insured lease)
  • ALTA 14 or 14.1 Future Advance [loan only] (review of loan documents and state law to determine appropriate form)
  • ALTA 16 Mezzanine [owner only] (review of pledge agreements and execution of endorsement by insured owner and mezzanine lender)
  • ALTA 17 Access [owner and loan] (receipt of current ALTA/ASCM survey showing access on a labeled public way, or via vested rights over a private way or easement to a public way)
  • ALTA 18 Single Tax Parcel or ALTA 18.1 Multiple Tax Parcel [owner and loan] (evidence that each parcel of land is separately assessed for real estate taxation purposes)
  • Arbitration deletion [owner and loan] (none)
  • Contiguity [owner and loan] (receipt of ALTA/ASCM survey showing the parcels to be insured as contiguous to each other with no gores, gaps or overlays)
  • Creditor's Rights Deletion [owner and loan] (review of structure of the transaction)
  • Doing Business [loan only] (none)
  • Non-Imputation [owner only] (receipt of satisfactory affidavit and indemnity from existing entity(s) with respect to knowledge of off-record matters)
  • Pending Disbursement [loan only] (review of construction loan documents)
  • Recordation (Mortgage) Tax [loan only] (none)
  • Same as Survey [owner and loan] (receipt of ALTA/ASCM survey depicting the same land to be insured)
  • Street Address [owner and loan] (receipt of ALTA/ASCM survey depicting the improvements on the property and the address of those improvements; verification of address with the local taxing authority)
  • Subdivision [owner and loan] (satisfactory evidence that the insured property is in compliance with the local subdivision laws)
  • Tax Deed Extinguishing Easement [owner and loan] (none)
  • Usury [loan only] (review of loan documents and state law regarding usury)
  • Utility Facility [owner and loan] (receipt of ALTA/ASCM survey depicting the entry points of all referenced utilities servicing the property and/or affidavit of owner with respect to existence of current service for referenced utilities).