How to check for liens on a property in Tompkins County, NY
In Tompkins County, liens and lis pendens recorded against a property are in the Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Tompkins County property, $49
Step by step in Tompkins County
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Identify the parcel
Find the owner of record and the parcel number: liens are indexed against the owner's name and the property.
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Search the recorded liens
Search the Tompkins 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 Tompkins County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What the report checks in Tompkins County
- Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and liens recorded with the Tompkins County Clerk
- New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Tompkins County not cover?
Tompkins County does not publish the city-agency data (housing and building violations) that New York City does, so those sections are not part of a Tompkins report.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Tompkins County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Tompkins County property records
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