How to search deeds in Atlanta, GA
Deeds in Atlanta (Fulton County) are recorded with the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, searchable by grantor and grantee name. Deeds, security deeds and their cancellations are recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court, whose records cover documents from January 1, 1980. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Atlanta: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
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Step by step in Atlanta
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Start from the parcel
The Fulton County Board of Assessors parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
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Search the index
Search the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts 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 Atlanta address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Atlanta records show
Deeds, security deeds and their cancellations are recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court, whose records cover documents from January 1, 1980.
A Georgia home loan is usually a security deed (a deed to secure debt). It is cleared by a recorded cancellation; older cancellations often cite the security deed's book and page.
Since about 2018 most deeds, security deeds and executions in the records name the parcel number, and since about 2000 most name the street address.
A real Atlanta report
We ran this search on the Fulton County Courthouse (136 Pryor St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303): 1 deed, 0 open security deeds, 0 recorded liens. See the Atlanta sample report.
What the report checks in Atlanta
- Deeds, security deeds, cancellations, assignments and lis pendens tied to the property by parcel number, address, or lot and land lot
Questions
How far back do Atlanta land records go?
Deeds, security deeds and their cancellations are recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court, whose records cover documents from January 1, 1980.
What does a HeritageDeed search in Atlanta not cover?
Atlanta reaches into DeKalb County; an Atlanta address outside Fulton County is not covered.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Atlanta property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Atlanta property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Atlanta title search guide
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