Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1299: Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process
Status: In committee, February 17, 2026
Requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; and requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process FOR the purpose of requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report; and generally relating to residential real property appraisal communications…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process FOR the purpose of requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report; and generally relating to residential real property appraisal communications. BY adding to Article - Real Property Section 14-1001 through 14-1005 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 10. Appraisal Communication and Review Process" Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Real Property SUBTITLE 10. APPRAISAL COMMUNICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS. 14-1001. (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1299* HOUSE BILL 1299 (B) "APPRAISER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED OR CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES UNDER TITLE 16 OF THE BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE. (C) "INTERESTED PARTY" INCLUDES A BUYER, A SELLER, A LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT OF …