Security deed in Atlanta, Georgia
In Georgia a home loan is usually secured by a security deed (deed to secure debt), which conveys title to the lender as security until the debt is paid. In Atlanta, security 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
A security deed is cleared by a recorded cancellation; until then it is a lien of record.
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
- Deed
- Satisfaction or release
- Assignment of mortgage
- Lis pendens
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
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