How much does a title search cost in Staten Island, NY
A HeritageDeed title search in Staten Island (Richmond County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Richmond County Clerk and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Staten Island property, $49
Step by step in Staten Island
- 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 Richmond 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.
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
- 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
Not covered here
- 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.
- A satisfaction is not cross-referenced to the mortgage it discharges, so the report pairs them and says when a pairing is uncertain.
- Older documents often show no dollar amount, so many loan amounts are not shown.
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
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Code violations
- Staten Island title search guide
Check the title of a Staten Island property
AI title search, $49 per report. Usually ready in about a minute. Full refund if we can't deliver.