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    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-19</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001003201</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MUNICIPAL MORTGAGE &amp; EQUITY LLC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MMA</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000940055</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BAUM CHARLES C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O MUNIMAE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>218 N. CHARLES STREET, SUITE 500</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BALTIMORE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>21201</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Shares</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-09-19</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>164.609</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>24.30</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>18853.734</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Shares awarded in accordance with the 2001 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Angela A. Barone</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-23</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

