Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 12-1509

(1) may not require that protests against the issuance of a license be accompanied by an abstract of title from the land records of the City substantiating the protestants' ownership of the real or leasehold property; but

(2) may require that a qualified person familiar with the land records of the City appear at the hearing and testify as to who is the holder of full legal title as shown by the land records.