Lancaster County Mortgage Instrument and Promissory Note Form (Pennsylvania)
All Lancaster County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Mortgage Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 6/10/2024
Mortgage Guidelines
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 9/18/2024
Completed Example of the Mortgage Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 7/5/2024
Promissory Note Form
Promissory Note secured by Mortgage.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 8/5/2024
Promissory Note Guidelines
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 8/22/2024
Completed Example of the Promissory Note Document
This Promissory Note is filled in and highlighted, showing how the guideline information, can be interpreted into the document.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 9/25/2024
Annual Accounting Statement Form
Mail to borrower for fiscal year reporting.
Included Lancaster County compliant document last validated/updated 10/9/2024
The following Pennsylvania and Lancaster County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Mortgage Instrument and Promissory Note forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Lancaster County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:
Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds
50 North Duke St / PO Box 1478, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608-1478
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday / Recording until 4:30pm
Phone: (717) 299-8238
Local jurisdictions located in Lancaster County include:
- Adamstown
- Akron
- Bainbridge
- Bart
- Bausman
- Bird In Hand
- Blue Ball
- Bowmansville
- Brownstown
- Christiana
- Columbia
- Conestoga
- Denver
- Drumore
- East Earl
- East Petersburg
- Elizabethtown
- Elm
- Ephrata
- Gap
- Goodville
- Gordonville
- Holtwood
- Hopeland
- Intercourse
- Kinzers
- Kirkwood
- Lampeter
- Lancaster
- Landisville
- Leola
- Lititz
- Manheim
- Marietta
- Martindale
- Maytown
- Millersville
- Mount Joy
- Mountville
- Narvon
- New Holland
- New Providence
- Paradise
- Peach Bottom
- Penryn
- Pequea
- Quarryville
- Reamstown
- Refton
- Reinholds
- Rheems
- Ronks
- Silver Spring
- Smoketown
- Stevens
- Strasburg
- Talmage
- Terre Hill
- Washington Boro
- West Willow
- Willow Street
- Witmer
How long does it take to get my forms?
Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
Immediately after you submit payment, the Lancaster County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.
What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Lancaster County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Lancaster County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Lancaster County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Mortgage Instrument and Promissory Note forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Lancaster County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Lancaster County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Pennsylvania or Lancaster County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Lancaster County Mortgage Instrument and Promissory Note forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
This is a recordable Mortgage secured by a Promissory Note, used to finance real property - residential, small commercial, rental, vacant land, condominiums and planned unit developments. In general, a Pennsylvania mortgage must be recorded within six months, see Section 621 Mortgages to be recorded within six months.
(All mortgages or defeasible deeds in the nature of mortgages shall have priority according to the date of recording the same, without regard to the time of making or executing such deeds; and it shall be the duty of the recorder to endorse the time upon the mortgages.) (Section 622 - Priority according to date of recording)
Included is the required Certificate of Residence. (For the purpose of obtaining with accuracy the precise residence of all mortgagees, assignees, and persons to whom interest is payable on articles of agreement, it shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds in each county, whenever a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure the payment of money, shall be presented to him for record, to refuse the same, unless the said mortgage, assignment, or agreement has attached thereto, and made part of said mortgage, assignment, or agreement, a certificate signed by said mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or his, her or their duly authorized attorney or agent, setting forth the precise residence of such mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest; said certificate to be recorded with said mortgage,) (Section 625 - Certificate of residence of mortgagee).
(Pennsylvania Mortgage Package includes forms, guidelines, and completed examples) For use in Pennsylvania only.
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