How much does a title search cost in Queens, NY
A HeritageDeed title search in Queens (Queens County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Step by step in Queens
- 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.
- 2
Search it yourself or order it
The NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
New York City recordings, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
- 58,106deeds recorded
- 46,288mortgages recorded
- 41,299satisfactions recorded
- 26,681assignments recorded
Counted from official records, refreshed nightly.
A real Queens report
We ran this search on the One Court Square (1 Court Sq, Long Island City, NY 11101): 4 deeds, 6 open mortgages, 0 recorded liens. See the Queens sample report.
What the report checks in Queens
- Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and UCC fixture filings recorded with the City Register
- Property tax charges and the NYC tax lien sale list from the Department of Finance
- Water and sewer charges from the Department of Environmental Protection
- HPD housing violations, DOB violations and permits, and ECB/OATH penalties
- New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner
Questions
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Queens property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Queens property records
Check the title of a Queens property
AI title search, $49 per report. Usually ready in about a minute. Full refund if we can't deliver.