How to check for liens on a property in Staten Island, NY
In Staten Island (Richmond County), liens and lis pendens recorded against a property are in the Richmond County Clerk index, searched by the owner's name and the property. Each mortgage also needs a recorded satisfaction or release to be off the title. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Staten Island: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Staten Island property, $49
Step by step in Staten Island
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Identify the parcel
Find the owner of record and the parcel number in the NYC Department of Finance, Property Division records: liens are indexed against the owner's name and the property.
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Search the recorded liens
Search the Richmond County Clerk index under the owner's name and the property for liens, lis pendens and other notices.
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Check every mortgage
A mortgage with no recorded satisfaction or release is still a lien of record.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Staten Island address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
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 Staten Island report
We ran this search on the Staten Island Mall (2655 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314): 7 deeds, 1 open mortgage, 0 recorded liens. See the Staten Island sample report.
What the report checks in Staten Island
- Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments, consolidation agreements, liens and fixture filings recorded with the Richmond County Clerk, combined with City Register records
- Property tax charges and the NYC tax lien sale list from the Department of Finance
- New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Staten Island not cover?
The Clerk's records start at different dates for different lots. Instruments recorded before that may need an in-person search, and the report shows the earliest date indexed for the lot.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Staten Island property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Staten Island property records
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Code violations
- Staten Island title search guide
Check the title of a Staten Island property
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