Iowa Recorders Information

Register of Deeds

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Real property records are maintained by the recorder in the county where the property is located. Real estate deeds that transfer property in Iowa can be recorded to provide constructive notice of the transfer. A document shall not be deemed lawfully recorded unless it has been previously acknowledged. All signatures in a document must be notarized.