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| Real Estate Deed Recording | How and Why to Record a Deed |
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What is
Recording?
The act of recording a real
estate deed enters the deed into public
record. Once a document is in the public
record, it is accessible through the
Freedom of Information Act, but this
accessibility is not always without
restriction. In addition to the national
Freedom of Information Act, each state
has specific legislation that guides
access to public records. Most buyers
want the protection of recordation to
give notice that the property has been
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How to Record a Deed
Generally, a
real estate deed
is recorded in
the county where
the property is
located. In most
counties, the
recorder, clerk,
or register of
deeds is
responsible for
maintaining land
records. To be
recorded, the
document must
meet both
statutory and
local
requirements.
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Why Record a Real Estate Deed?
In most cases deeds do not need to be recorded
to be valid; however, most states
require that a deed be recorded to be
binding on third parties. This is
important to the chain of title in real
estate. If you have a deed showing that
someone has transferred a piece of
property to you and you do not record
that deed, another person may be able to
show an ownership interest in the
property ahead of you in the chain of
title by recording their proof first.
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Where to
Record a Deed
Real estate
deeds are
recorded in the
jurisdiction
where the
property is
physically
located. For
more information
on recording in
your area select
the state where
your property is
located:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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