- Recorder of deeds
Recorder of deeds refers to the government office tasked with maintaining a record of
real estate ownership, as well as otherdeed s that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property.The office of the Recorder of deeds might also be known as the
Registrar-General , "Register of Deeds", "Registrar of Deeds", "Registrar of Titles", "Deeds Registry", "Deeds Office", or "County Recorder", depending on the jurisdiction and custom in the area serviced by the recorder of deeds. In some U.S. states, the function of recorder of deeds is part of thecounty clerk 's responsibilities.The purpose of a recorder of deeds is providing a single location where information about real rights can be recorded and searched by interested parties. The principals of statutory, case and common law are given effect by the recorder of deeds, insofar as it relates to vested ownership in land and other real rights. Because
estate in land can be held in so many complex ways, a single deeds registry provides some stability, even though it cannot "guarantee" those real rights.The legal certainty provided by a title deed issued under the registration of the recorder of deeds is of great significance to all parties who hold, or wish to acquire rights in real property. Certainty of title is the basis for the investment of massive amounts of money in real estate development for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural use each year. This is why the meticulous recording of registration information by the recorder of deeds is so important.
The recorder of deeds keeps record of real rights on paper, in the form of old land registers and paper copies of new registry entries, on computer, as well as on microfilm. Each document recorded against title to
real estate can be examined and the portion of thebundle of rights that it includes can be determined. These records can assist interested parties in researching the history of land and thechain of title for any property and purpose.Documents describing real rights that are regularly recorded by the recorder of deeds include
deed s,mortgage s,mechanics liens , releases andplat s, among others. To allow full access to deeds recorded throughout the office history, several indexes are also maintained, which includegrantor-grantee index es,tract indexes , and plat maps.outh Africa: deeds registry
The South African system of deeds registry is hailed by many as one of the best systems of title registration in the world. The South African Registrar of Deeds is responsible for the national system of deeds offices which, through a juristic foundation and long-standing practices and procedures, has the effect of “guaranteeing” title.
The Deeds Registries Act and Sectional Titles Act are applied to regulate the deeds registry system, and form the foundation of land registration in South Africa.
United States: recorders of deeds
In the U.S., most Recorders of Deeds are elected officials serving the area of a county or county equivalent territory.
In some states, the recorder of deeds may also act as a public posting place for documents that are not directly related to
estates in land , such ascorporate charter s,military discharge s, UCC records, applications for marriage licenses, andjudgment s.Deeds in a few states of the U.S. are maintained under the
Torrens title system or some limited implementation of it. (For example:Iowa ,Minnesota ,Massachusetts ,Colorado ,Hawaii ,New York ,North Carolina ,Ohio andWashington .) Other U.S. states, on the other hand, maintain their deeds underCommon law , typically, in chronological order with a grantor/grantee index.ee also
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*Property law Some Recorders/Registers of Deeds who became prominent in politics:
*Joseph Montgomery : Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills,Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , 1785-94
*Samuel P. Morrill : Register of Deeds forFranklin County, Maine , 1857-67
*Hugh McLaughlin (politician) , Register of Deeds forKings County for three consecutive terms from 1861
*Frederick Douglass : Recorder of Deeds for theDistrict of Columbia , 1881-86
*Charles E. Townsend : Register of Deeds forJackson County, Michigan , 1886-97
*Blanche Kelso Bruce: Recorder of Deeds for theDistrict of Columbia , 1891-93
*William S. Vare : Recorder of Deeds forPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , 1902-12
*Edward Boland : Register of Deeds forHampden County, Massachusetts , 1941-52
*Carol Moseley Braun : Recorder of Deeds forCook County, Illinois , 1988-92
*Jesse White: Recorder of Deeds forCook County, Illinois , 1993-1999External links
Recording process:
* [http://www.ilmechliens.com Illinois Mechanics Liens]
* [http://www.landaccess.com Landaccess Records Search for Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina]Directory:
* [http://www.realmarketing.com/county_recorders/county_recorders.htm Recorders of Deeds by State]
* [http://www.zanatec.com/home.html National County Recorders Directory]Organizations:
* [http://www.pria.us/ Property Records Industry Association (PRIA)]
* [http://www.ksrods.org/ Kansas Register of Deeds Association]
* [http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/organizations/regdeeds/ North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds]
* [http://www.wrdaonline.org/ Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association]
* [http://www.ohiorecorders.com/ Ohio Recorders' Association, OH]Specific offices:
* [http://www.ccrd.info Cook County, IL]
* [http://www.columbusdeeds.com/ Columbus County, NC]
* [http://www.guilforddeeds.com Guilford County, NC]
* [http://deeds.hallcountyne.gov/ Hall County, NE]
* [http://www.andersondeeds.com Anderson County, TN] (first with online document viewing, 3/24/97)
* [http://register.shelby.tn.us Shelby County, TN]
* [http://www.wilsondeeds.com Wilson County, TN]
* [http://www.johnstonnc.com/registerofdeeds Johnston County, NC] (first electronic recording of a land record via eNotary under the newly approved North Carolina ERC rules)
* [http://www.co.delaware.oh.us/recorder Delaware County, OH]Commercial Online Providers:
* [http://www.TitleSearcher.com TitleSearcher.com]South Africa:
* [http://www.deeds.gov.za/ITSODeedsWebB/deedsweb/welcome.jsp DeedsWeb] is the Department of Land Affairs' official website for the supply of deeds registration information.
*Contact details for [http://www.realfact.net/South-African-Deeds-Offices.article00000164.html deeds offices] in South Africa can be found here.
*This report gives an overview of the foundations, performance, and goals of [http://land.pwv.gov.za/land_planning_info/deeds_registration1_copy(1).htm Deeds Registration in South Africa] .Ukraine:
* [http://minjust.gov.ua All land and houses Records are at Ministry of Justice of Ukraine]
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