How much does a title search cost in Atlanta, GA
A HeritageDeed title search in Atlanta (Fulton County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, security deeds matched to their cancellations, liens and tax status from the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Atlanta property, $49
Step by step in Atlanta
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Decide what you need
A current owner search (owner, deeds, open loans, liens, tax) answers most buyer and investor questions; a lender closing needs a title insurance commitment instead.
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Search it yourself or order it
The Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts index is public; matching every security deed to its cancellation and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
What Atlanta records show
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
- Owner of record, situs address and subdivision from the county tax parcel records
- Deeds, security deeds, cancellations, assignments and lis pendens tied to the property by parcel number, address, or lot and land lot
- Tax executions and other liens, with any transfer to a buyer and the release or cancellation that clears them
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Not covered here
- Atlanta reaches into DeKalb County; an Atlanta address outside Fulton County is not covered.
- Loan amounts are not shown.
- Where a cancellation cannot be tied to its loan by a reference, the report says when a match is not certain.
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 the title of a Atlanta property
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