Deed Records Go Digital: Getting Up to Speed in Delaware County, PA

Delaware County (“Delco” to the locals) is home to more than a half-million residents, making it Pennsylvania’s 5th most populated county. It borders the southwest edge of Philadelphia. It’s a little bit country, a little bit urban. It includes scenic Ridley Creek State Park. Several universities stand at least partly within it: Cheyney, Villanova, and Widener.

The Delaware County Recorder of Deeds’ office, which holds 240 years’ worth of documents, is putting them all online. The public can already take advantage of the county’s new system. And this year, the Delco Recorder of Deeds has deployed keyword search software.

Search through public documents using keywords? What a novel idea! Let’s see what else people can do with this new online resource.

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eRecording Is Next-Level Deed Processing. Know What It Is, and Why It’s Legal.

For centuries, deeds went through a manual filing process for transmitting, recording, and storing. This is changing, with eRecording emerging as the new standard.

Why the shift? The shutdowns in the early days of Covid jolted offices into a different mode of operating. Around the same time, county offices began strongly recommending eRecording.

Electronic signatures (eSignatures) and records, including sound files, are now as legally binding as traditional paper documents. And now, people can use encrypted digital signatures for identity protection.

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