About
The Bureau of Real Estate Management (REM), established in 2025, operates within the Department of General Services. The Bureau is responsible for supporting the County’s real estate functions and ensuring the effective delivery of all mandated programs and services.
We are responsible for the administrative, legal, and technical requirements of the programs, policies and procedures as hereinafter defined. Approximately 95% of the Bureau's workload is mandated by State and/or County laws. REM is responsible for the following programs:
- Capital Improvement Program – Acquisition of land for County projects
- Developer Agreement Program – Processing Developer Agreements and related legal documents
- Leasing Program – Processing of leases for privately owned buildings and properties used by the County, and the leasing of County owned properties
- Private Road Takeover
- Process and Maintenance of Sidewalks, Driveway Aprons & Sod Agreements
- Metropolitan District Incorporation Mandatory Water & Sewer Connections
- Asset Management
- Howard County Master Road Book Index
- Streetlights – Acceptance of private streetlights
Preservation Checklists
Howard County Master Road Book Index
The Howard County Master Road Book Index should include all roads officially incorporated into the County Road System of publicly operated and maintained facilities, including private, undedicated, and State Highway Administration ("SHA") roads. The roads are listed alphabetically. For example, Adcock Lane has four (4) entries representing the four (4) pieces that were deeded separately that make up the road. The number in the far right column is the total length in feet. Under "Type", the roads are listed as follows:
- Co = County Road
- Pres = Prescriptive ROW (Right of Way)
- SHA = State Road
- Prv = Private Road
- PAP = Private Access Place
- OP = Other Public (represents roads or pieces of roads, to be dedicated or in the dedication process and therefore not officially deeded to the County)
Howard County Master Road Book Index
For verification of information, please contact Real Estate Management at 410 313-2330.
NOTE: Road lengths are approximate.
Information Sheets
- Form A - Corporation
- Form B - Partnership or Joint Venture
- Form C - Limited Liability Company
- Form D - Sole Proprietorship - Individuals - Homeowners
- Form E - Miscellaneous Organization
- Title Requirements