Satisfaction or release in Dover, Delaware
A satisfaction (also called a release, reconveyance or discharge) is recorded by the lender after a loan is paid, to take its mortgage or deed of trust off the title. In Dover, satisfactions and releases are recorded with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Dover records it
A paid Delaware mortgage is discharged by a recorded satisfaction; a mortgage with none recorded is treated as still of record.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
Matching every loan to its satisfaction is the core of a lien search: an unmatched loan is still open of record.
Does a title search find it in Dover?
Yes. The Dover report covers: Deeds, mortgages, releases, assignments and liens indexed under the owner's name with the Kent County Recorder of Deeds; Each mortgage matched to its recorded release or satisfaction where the index cross-references them.
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