How to search deeds in Maricopa County, AZ
Deeds in Maricopa County are recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder, searchable by grantor and grantee name. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Maricopa County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Maricopa County property, $49
Step by step in Maricopa County
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Start from the parcel
The Maricopa County Assessor parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
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Search the index
Search the Maricopa County Recorder grantor-grantee index by name, or by the document number, to find the deed and the earlier ones in the chain.
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Read each deed
Check the parties, the legal description and the recording date, and whether a later deed conveyed the property again.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Maricopa County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Maricopa County records show
Arizona land records are recorded by the County Recorder. Home loans are usually secured by a deed of trust, released by a recorded release or reconveyance.
The Assessor identifies each parcel by its Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) and records the deed under which the current owner holds title.
A real Maricopa County report
We ran this search on the Maricopa County Courthouse (201 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003): 0 deeds, 0 open deeds of trust, 0 recorded liens. See the Maricopa County sample report.
What the report checks in Maricopa County
- Owner, APN and vesting deed from the Maricopa County Assessor
- Deeds of trust, releases and liens recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder
Not covered here
- Loans recorded after the vesting deed are found by the owner's name; the report flags those matches for you to confirm.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Maricopa County not cover?
Loans recorded after the vesting deed are found by the owner's name; the report flags those matches for you to confirm.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Maricopa County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Maricopa County property records
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