Piney Orchard Homes
Congratulations, Caroline, on your accepted purchase offer for 8740 Bright Meadow Court in the Piney Orchard section of Odenton, Maryland! It's a lovely, renovated townhome in an excellent location. We'll have you moved in before St. Patrick's Day!
Piney Orchard Homes
County Law States Property Owners May not Allow Weeds or Grass to Grow 12 Inches or Higher
So, we’re into June and that neighbor of yours still hasn’t cut his lawn this year. You’ve seen antelopes and snakes nesting on that lot and its killing your property value or -- worse yet -- your attempts to sell your home.
What can you do?
The Anne Arundel County government has a process for dealing with weeded brush and overgrown grass on private property. In fact, the county’s Department of Public Works receives and acts on more than 1,400 requests per year relating to the county’s Weeded Lot law.
Article 13, Title 6, of the Anne Arundel County Code states that a homeowner, occupant, or person in control of real property may not allow or maintain on their property a growth of weeds or grass that is 12 inches or higher. County residents can file complaints against owners who violate these provisions.
How the County Acts on Complaints
When the county receives a complaint, an inspector with the Department of Public Works will investigate the report to verify that the property’s condition violates the county code. If a violation is found, notification is sent to the property owner via a certified letter that the weeds or grass need to be cut.
If the property owner does not comply with the notice, a certified notice is posted on the property for a period of seven days. If the overgrown lot is not cut by the eighth day, a contractor hired by the county is sent to cut the overgrown property, and the property owner is billed for all charges, including overhead. According to the county, this entire process can take as long as three weeks.
If the property owner fails to pay the invoice for mowing, the county may place a tax lien on the property. Moreover, if the overgrown condition of the lot persists, the county can charge the property owner as much as $500 each time the owner fails to cut the property. This violation of the county code also carries civil penalties up to $1,000.
It is important to note, however, that there are certain exemptions to the county’s Weeded Lot law. Specifically, overgrown property does not violate the law if the property is:
- agricultural in nature;
- a natural wooded area; or
- publicly owned and preserved as a natural area, open space or for recreation.
How to Report a Weeded Lot
Anne Arundel County residents can report a weeded lot by contacting the Department of Public Works (DPW) at (410) 222-7582. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Residents also may make a report using the DPW internet contact form, which is available at http://www.aacounty.org/departments/public-works/contact-us/index.html. When using this form, residents should indicate their request as a “weeded lot” and include a physical address in the comment section.
Questions relating to the county’s Weeded Lot law also may be directed to the county’s Bureau of Highways Administration at (410) 222-7321.
Jerry Kline is a Realtor with the Odenton, Maryland, office of Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland (1216 Annapolis Rd., Odenton, MD 21113.) For more information on the local real estate market, contact him at (443) 924-7418.
Gambrills Home Sales
Sales Last Month Up 150 Percent Over March 2015; Median Price Up 36 Percent
Home sellers in Gambrills, Maryland, enjoyed a very strong month of buyer activity last month as the median price of a Gambrills home jumped 36 percent from March 2015.
Numbers compiled by RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI) show that buyers of Gambrills homes gobbled up the properties 40 percent faster than in March 2015. The average time needed to sell a Gambrills home dropped from 134 days to 81 days, year over year.
The number of homes sold in Gambrills last month – 15 -- far outpaced sales in March 2015 (6), an increase of 150 percent. The rise was due to a strong jump in the number of detached homes that were sold (13). Four such homes sold in March 2015.
The median price of a Gambrills home last month rose to $570,000.
The robust home sales figures for Gambrills mirror those of other Fort Meade-area communities, including Odenton. The number of homes sold in Odenton in March (49) rose 53 percent over the same period last year, while the median price of a home sold in Odenton rose 7.6 percent (http://jerryklinerealtor.com/odenton-home-sales-explode-march/).
Jerry Kline is a Realtor with the Odenton, Maryland, office of Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland (1216 Annapolis Rd., Odenton, MD 21113.) For more information on the local real estate market, contact him at (443) 924-7418.
Piney Orchard homes
Yes. $5,499 more, on average.
Since the beginning of 2015, 120 townhomes have sold in the Piney Orchard section of Odenton, Maryland. According to Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), the local multiple listing service, 88 of those homes were “interior” units, and 32 were “end” units.
The average sale price of the interior townhomes sold in Piney Orchard during that time was $330,864. The average Piney Orchard end-unit townhome sold for $336,363. That’s a difference of $5,499.
Why would that be?
Many buyers prefer end units to interior units when purchasing a townhome. Among the reasons:
- end units offer more privacy and serenity, because they have only one adjacent neighbor;
- end units often have larger interiors in terms of total square feet;
- with windows on three sides, end units usually allow more natural light inside;
- with a yard on three sides, they offer more outside space to spread out; and
- they sometimes offer more architectural interest, inside and out.
Garages usually increase a home’s value. But curiously, the $5,499 premium buyers have paid for Piney Orchard end units since the beginning of 2015 is not because a greater proportion of the end units had garages.
In fact, the opposite is true: 31 percent of the interior townhomes purchased in Piney Orchard since the beginning of 2015 offered a garage, while only 19 percent of end-unit townhomes did.
The simple fact is that if you want to buy an end-unit townhome in Piney Orchard, expect to pay about $5,000 more for it than you would for an interior townhome. Sales data since the beginning of 2015 shows that the added benefits of owning an end unit make them worth more.
Jerry Kline is a Realtor with the Odenton, Maryland, office of Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland (1216 Annapolis Rd., Odenton, MD 21113.) For more information on the local real estate market, contact him at (443) 924-7418.
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Homes for sale in Annapolis
Russell and Barbara Fink enjoyed living in their Annapolis, Maryland, condo on Gemini Drive for more than 20 years. But when it was time to transition to an amenity filled senior community, they needed help selling their cozy, secluded home. After contacting me through a mutual, trusted colleague, we set to work staging their home, arranging for handyman services, and coordinating the sale with their condo association.
The Finks recently settled their transaction, and now Russell is free to focus on his daily tennis lessons and Barbara on her daily ballet classes. Thank you very much, Mr. and Mrs. Fink, for engaging me as your listing agent!
If you or someone you know needs help buying or selling a home in the central Maryland area, contact me at (443) 924-7418. I'll help you any way I can!
Piney Orchard houses for rent
Know someone looking to rent a great townhouse in the Piney Orchard section of Odenton, Maryland? This four-bedroom unit located five minutes from Fort Meade was just renovated with all-new carpet, paint and light fixtures.
741 Dayspring Drive Odenton Maryland
Clean and spacious, the home features a three-level bumpout, deck and a large, eat-in kitchen. The finished lower level has a sliding glass door to the open yard, a family room and a fourth bedroom.
Piney Orchard Homes for Rent
The new tenants will have access to all of the great Piney Orchard amenities -- pools, fitness center, bike and walking trails, and athletic fields and tennis courts.
Piney Orchard Homes for Rent
For families with young children, the house is served by the top-rated Piney Orchard Elementary School.
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Homes for Sale in Glen Burnie
James and Ashley's three-year-old townhome in Glen Burnie's popular Tanyard Springs community offered an upgraded kitchen, two master suites and lots of community amenities. After unsuccessfully trying to sell the home with another realtor, Ashley and James contacted me to re-list the property and overhaul the marketing strategy. Eight days after the home went on the market, we found a buyer for it, and the couple recently closed on the transaction.
Thank you very much for engaging me as your listing agent, Ashley and James! You were great to work with.
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Jerry Kline, realtor with Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland, just helped a local property owner rent 2474 Ivy Landing Way in Odenton, Maryland, for $2,000 per month.
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