{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-607","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 17–607","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, in a real estate transaction involving a single-family dwelling, a real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, a real estate salesperson, or a lawyer acting as a real estate broker may not require a buyer, as a condition of settlement, to employ a particular:\n(1) title insurance company;\n(2) settlement company;\n(3) escrow company;\n(4) mortgage lender, or financial institution as defined in the Financial Institutions Article; or\n(5) title lawyer.\n(b) A seller may not be prohibited from offering owner financing as a condition of settlement.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=17-607","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"b7040cc91724fd22716ac35b2353436d3a3d0c993600931691d3eab78ec50588","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-606","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-607.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}