Public records
One parcel. Every public record.
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How it connects
Scattered records become one story.
MDState of Maryland
- Assessment recordSDAT
- Parcel linesMD iMap
- Sales historySDAT
- Building factsSDAT CAMA
- Building footprintsMD iMap
- State program areasMD iMap · HUD
- Sewer service areasMD Planning
- Notices of intentDHCD, by ZIP
USFederal
- Flood zonesFEMA NFHL
PGPrince George's County
- Owners of recordCounty property data
- Foreclosure registrationsCounty registry
- Building permitsDPIE
- 311 property requestsCounty 311
YOUYour organization
- Field notes & photosYour team, private
Lots & Parcel
One parcel
Matched by
- 01Tax account
- 02Address
- 03Location
Dated, sourced, refreshed weekly
- Dated timelineevery item sourced
- Map layersdots and areas
- Score with reasonsa reason per point
- Ask the Registeranswers cite parcels
- Dashboard & alertswhat changed
- Board-ready reportsPDF and CSV
- 01
Matched to the right parcel
Records that carry the state account number are joined on it. Permits and 311 requests are matched by address or by location inside the parcel's lines. A record that could belong to more than one parcel is left out rather than guessed.
- 02
One dated timeline
Every item keeps its date and its source: on the parcel page, as dots and shaded areas on the map, as register filters, and as weekly counts on the dashboard.
- 03
Evidence in the score
Some records add points, each with a written reason. A recent permit counts as work under way. And records alone still never call a property vacant: only a person on the lot can.
What's connected
Statewide, for every Maryland town
Assessment record & parcel lines
Maryland SDAT · MD iMap
Use, assessed values, year built, owner occupancy, the tax-bill mailing address, and the parcel's lines on the map.
Sales history
Maryland SDAT
The last three transfers with date, price, the seller's name, and whether each was a foreclosure, gift or auction rather than an ordinary sale.
Building facts
Maryland SDAT (CAMA)
Buildings on the account, style, construction grade, stories and dwelling units.
Building footprints
MD iMap
Structures detected on the lot from aerial imagery, so a house on the tax roll with no building on the ground stands out.
FEMA flood zones
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
The parcel's flood zone, and whether any part of it touches a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Septic & sewer, water & wells
Maryland SDAT · Maryland Dept. of Planning
Whether the parcel is on public sewer or septic, public water or a well: from the assessment record where the county codes it, and from the state's sewer service areas where it doesn't.
State program areas
MD iMap · HUD
Sustainable Communities, Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones, Main Street Maryland, and HUD Qualified Census Tracts.
Notices of intent to foreclose
Maryland DHCD
Monthly counts for your ZIP codes: the early trend that comes before foreclosure filings.
Plus, in Prince George's County
The county publishes these as open data. As other counties publish theirs, they'll be connected the same way.
Owners of record
Prince George's County
Owner name and mailing address on every parcel.
Foreclosure registrations
Prince George's County
Each filing's date, and whether the filer reported the house occupied.
Building permits
Prince George's County DPIE
Permit type, date and estimated cost: work under way, not abandonment.
311 property requests
Prince George's County 311
Private property concerns, grass and weeds, litter and dumping, abandoned vehicles, and damaged-property inspections.
On the map
See the pattern, block by block.
Turn on foreclosures, 311 requests and permits as dots, and shade FEMA flood hazard areas and state program areas under the parcels. Point at any parcel for its owner, score, and latest records.
What the records add to a score
- Foreclosure registration filed in the last 24 months
- +15
- Filer reported the property not occupied
- +15
- Two or more property complaints to 311 in 12 months
- +10
- Non-arms-length transfer (foreclosure, gift or auction) in 3 years
- +5
- Structure on the tax roll, no building footprint detected
- +5
- Building permit in the last 24 months
- work under way
Default weights; each organization can tune them. A signal fires only where its source covers the parcel.
Who it helps
The same records, put to work.
Code enforcement
See the history before the knock: a foreclosure filed, neighbors' 311 complaints, or a permit that means the owner is already fixing it.
Civic & community associations
Bring the county a dated list of 311 requests on the same lot, not an anecdote, and know who to write to.
Housing nonprofits & land banks
Find homes slipping toward foreclosure, houses that changed hands in a foreclosure or auction, and owners mailing from far away, before a house sits empty.
Planners & emergency managers
Which parcels sit in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, which are on septic rather than public sewer, and which of them are already flagged for other reasons.
Grants & economic development
Count the parcels inside Sustainable Communities, Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones and Qualified Census Tracts, the places many programs target.
Councils & town managers
A weekly count of foreclosures, complaints, permits and flood exposure on the dashboard, ready for the next meeting.
Researchers & journalists
Dated, sourced events from several agencies for a block, a ZIP or a town, plus the state's notice-of-intent trend by ZIP.
Every week, on the dashboard
Ask across every source.
Ask the Register reads the public records too, and every answer links to the parcels behind it. It can read the record, never change it.
- “Which homes had a foreclosure filed in the last two years?”
- “Which parcels drew two or more 311 complaints this year?”
- “How many flagged parcels sit in a FEMA flood hazard area?”
- “Which parcels are on septic, and how many of those are flagged?”
- “Which parcels changed hands in a foreclosure, gift or auction lately?”
Questions
- Which public records does Lots & Parcel connect?
- Statewide: the SDAT assessment record and parcel lines, the last three sales with the seller's name and how each was conveyed, SDAT building facts, building footprints from MD iMap, FEMA flood zones, septic or sewer and well or public water (from the assessment record and the state's sewer service areas), state program areas (Sustainable Communities, Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones, Main Street Maryland, HUD Qualified Census Tracts), and Maryland DHCD notices of intent to foreclose by ZIP. In Prince George's County, also owners of record, foreclosure registrations, building permits, and 311 property requests.
- How do you know a parcel is on septic?
- Two ways, and the parcel page says which. Where the county assessment office records it, the SDAT record carries a public-sewer and public-water code, and we show it as a record. Where the code is blank, we check the Maryland Department of Planning's sewer service areas: a parcel outside every existing or planned service area has no public sewer to connect to, and we show it as 'likely septic'. Neither says whether a system is working or has been upgraded; the state does not publish that.
- Is this available for my town?
- Every incorporated Maryland town and city, and every unincorporated community the Census maps, such as Silver Spring, Columbia, Towson and Bethesda; search by name or ZIP code. Places with more than 10,000 parcels can be built one ZIP code at a time. The statewide sources cover all of them. Foreclosure registrations, permits, 311 requests and owner names come from Prince George's County's open data today; other counties are added as they publish. The signup shows exactly what is available before you choose a plan.
- How current is it?
- Every source is refreshed weekly, and each item on a parcel shows its own date and the source it came from. The dashboard shows when public records were last refreshed.
- How are records matched to a parcel?
- By the state account number when the source has one. Permits and 311 requests are matched by address or by a location that falls inside the parcel's lines. Anything that could belong to more than one parcel is left out.
- Does a foreclosure filing or a 311 complaint mean a house is vacant?
- No. A filing or a complaint is a reason to look, with its source, not a finding. Records can raise a parcel to Watch or Likely vacant, but only a field observation recorded by a person can mark it Vacant.
- Does it cost extra?
- No. Public records are included on every plan, including Solo.
See your town's records, connected
Pick your Maryland town, community or ZIP code and the register builds from public records while you watch, with every connected source on every parcel. Free trial on every plan.
Sources
- Maryland Real Property Assessments (SDAT), Maryland Open Data
- Notices of Intent to Foreclose by ZIP (DHCD), Maryland Open Data
- MD iMap: parcels, building footprints, incentive zones, housing designated areas
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
- Maryland Department of Planning: county water and sewer plans, sewer service areas
- Prince George's County Open Data: foreclosures, permits, 311, property
Public-record information, not a consumer report and not legal advice. A record is a reason to look, not a finding.