Deed in Atlanta, Georgia
A deed transfers ownership of real property from the grantor to the grantee. Recording it gives public notice of the transfer, and in most states the order of recording decides who wins between competing buyers. In Atlanta, deeds are recorded with the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Atlanta records it
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.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
The last recorded deed names the owner of record and how they hold title; a title search follows the chain of deeds back from it.
Does a title search find it in Atlanta?
Yes. The Atlanta report covers: Deeds, security deeds, cancellations, assignments and lis pendens tied to the property by parcel number, address, or lot and land lot.
More about Atlanta records
- Security deed
- Satisfaction or release
- Assignment of mortgage
- Lis pendens
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
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