How much does a title search cost in Erie County, NY
A HeritageDeed title search in Erie County costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Erie County Clerk and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Erie County property, $49
Step by step in Erie County
- 1
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 Erie County Clerk index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
A real Erie County report
We ran this search on the Seneca One Tower (1 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14203): 0 deeds, 0 open mortgages, 0 recorded liens. See the Erie County sample report.
What the report checks in Erie County
- Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and liens recorded with the Erie County Clerk
- Owner of record and assessment from the New York State tax roll
- New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Not covered here
- Erie County does not publish the city agency data (housing and building violations) that New York City does, so those sections are not part of an Erie report.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Erie County not cover?
Erie County does not publish the city agency data (housing and building violations) that New York City does, so those sections are not part of an Erie report.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Erie County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Erie County property records
Check the title of a Erie County property
AI title search, $49 per report. Usually ready in about a minute. Full refund if we can't deliver.