Title search in Delaware, Powell, Ohio
HeritageDeed runs AI title searches in Delaware, Powell (Delaware County), Ohio, against the Delaware County Recorder and the Delaware County Auditor. A report lists the deeds, open mortgages, liens and court records found, with the source of each, usually within minutes. The price is $49 per report.
Covers Delaware County, including Delaware, Powell, Lewis Center, Sunbury, Galena, Ashley, Ostrander, Shawnee Hills.
Watch a Delaware, Powell title search, start to finish
Delaware County, Ohio property records, traced source by source: this walkthrough orders a report on 1500 Polaris Parkway (Columbus) and shows where each fact on it comes from.
- 0:00 Where a report's facts come from
- 0:11 From the tools page to the exact parcel match
- 0:30 The search runs: 23 seconds
- 0:53 Every source, listed in the report
- 1:04 Owner of record and risk reading
- 1:15 Check it yourself
Video transcript
Every line in a property report has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is rarely a mystery. So let's trace the sources for 1500 Polaris Parkway, one at a time. The trip starts on the tools page, a handy corner of the site full of small public-record lookups. From there, the report button leads to the full order form. The address matters here, because every source is asked about one specific parcel. That's why the suggestion you click has to match exactly. An email address and a button press, and the questions start flying out. None of them need anything more from us. On this order the search asks for the county's parcel and tax data, recorded deeds, mortgages, releases and liens, federal court records and the FEMA flood map and EPA data. It all wrapped up in 23 seconds, which is a lot of reading for one little bar. Here's the proof: the final pages of the report name every source that was used. Flood and EPA data sit alongside the county records, so each fact can be traced back to its origin. And the answer those sources agreed on is PFP Columbus II LLC, the owner of record. Page one also carries the risk meter, which reads 9 out of ten here. Now you know where the facts come from, and you can check them yourself. What would you look up first in Delaware County? Just remember it's a records search, not title insurance.
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Where Delaware, Powell land records are kept
| Office | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Delaware County Recorder | Indexes and records real estate and personal property records for the county and collects the filing fees |
| Delaware County Auditor | Owner of record, parcel number, legal description, sales and the Auditor's appraised value |
How recording works here
In Ohio, deeds and other instruments that convey or encumber land are recorded with the county recorder of the county where the land lies; until recorded, they are fraudulent as to a later bona fide purchaser without knowledge of them (R.C. 5301.25).
A mortgage takes effect when it is delivered to the recorder for record, and the first mortgage recorded has preference (R.C. 5301.23).
Within ninety days after a mortgage is satisfied, the mortgagee must record a release of it with the county recorder (R.C. 5301.36), so a mortgage with no recorded release is still of record.
A court judgment becomes a lien on a debtor's land in a county when a certificate of judgment is filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas of that county (R.C. 2329.02), not with the recorder.
The Delaware County Recorder's records carry every party to a document, the consideration (the loan amount on a mortgage), the lot and subdivision, often the Auditor's parcel number, and marginal notations that cross-reference a mortgage and its discharge.
What a HeritageDeed report searches in Delaware, Powell
- Owner of record, situs address, legal description, last sale and the Auditor's appraised value from the Delaware County Auditor's parcel records
- Deeds, and every document recorded against the property's parcel number or lot
- Mortgages with their recorded amounts, discharges, assignments and liens recorded with the Delaware County Recorder
- Each mortgage's discharge, matched by the Recorder's cross-reference
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
What it does not cover
The Recorder's electronic records begin with deeds from 1978 and mortgages from 1983; older documents may need an in-office search.
A document is tied to the property by its parcel number, or by its lot with the subdivision, city or township; documents tied only by the owner's name are marked.
Judgment liens (certificates of judgment filed with the Clerk of Courts) are not searched, and delinquent property taxes (County Treasurer) are not searched.
The Auditor's ownership records are updated monthly, so a very recent sale may not show the new owner yet.
Condominium units need the unit number; an address shared by several parcels is not guessed.
The report is a public-records search, not title insurance or an attorney's opinion of title.
What to check in Delaware, Powell property records
A thorough review of a property's records covers the same ground in every county:
- The owner of record and how title was taken: the current deed, who the seller was, and whether the transfer was a sale, a family transfer, or a foreclosure or tax sale.
- Every mortgage or deed of trust recorded against the property and, for each one, whether a satisfaction or release was recorded. A loan with no release of record may still be open.
- Liens, judgments and lis pendens filed against the owner or the property, including tax liens and court filings.
- Property tax status, so that unpaid taxes do not pass to a new owner.
- Document numbers, book and page references and recording dates, so that a title company or attorney can pull the originals.
A HeritageDeed report checks all of this for Delaware, Powell, OH automatically, usually in about a minute, and shows the source of every finding.
Other records for Delaware, Powell
- Delaware, Powell property fraud alertThe recording office's own alert service for Delaware, Powell, and free nightly monitoring of a property's official records: new recorded documents, owner changes and tax sale lists.
- Delaware, Powell loan limitsThis year's FHFA conforming, FHA and VA county loan limits for 1 to 4 unit homes, from FHFA's and HUD's official files.
- Delaware, Powell fair market rentHUD Fair Market Rents for studios to 4 bedrooms, the voucher payment standard range and the change from last year.
- Delaware, Powell property tax rateEffective property tax rate from Census survey data: median taxes paid against median home value, ranked in the state.
- Environmental records reportSuperfund, hazardous waste, leaking tank and brownfield sites near any Delaware, Powell address, with distances and a site map. A records search, not a Phase I.
- Superfund sites in OhioEvery EPA Superfund site in Ohio with its status, county and a map, refreshed nightly from federal records.
- Superfund sites near an addressFree lookup of the nearest EPA Superfund (NPL) sites and their status.
- Flood zone lookupThe FEMA flood zone mapped at any Delaware, Powell address. A free check, not an official flood zone determination.
- USDA eligibility map: OhioHow much of each Ohio county is in a USDA-eligible rural area, the towns mapped ineligible, and a free address check.
- Opportunity zones in OhioEvery designated Opportunity Zone tract in Ohio by county, from the IRS list, and the tracts eligible for the 2027 round.
- Census tract lookupThe census tract of any Delaware, Powell address with its FFIEC income level and HUD Qualified Census Tract and DDA status.
- Radon in Delaware, PowellThe EPA radon zone and the radon test results on file for the county, from CDC and state health agencies.
- Fault lines near an addressUSGS-mapped earthquake faults within 5 miles of any Delaware, Powell address, with their age and slip rate.
- Power lines near an addressHigh-voltage transmission lines within 1 mile of any Delaware, Powell address, from the federal HIFLD map.
Pricing
Owner of record and vesting deed, every deed, mortgage and release the county index returns, recorded liens, court records matched to the owner and tax status. One flat price: every order gets the full search.
$49· others charge$100–$400save 50%+Questions about Delaware, Powell title searches
How does a Delaware County, Ohio search tie a document to the right house?
The Delaware County Recorder indexes many documents with the Auditor's parcel number and almost all with the lot number, which the county assigns within each city and township. The report keeps the documents that match this parcel and lot, and marks any tied only by name. The Recorder cross-references a mortgage and its discharge in its marginal notations, so a mortgage with a cross-referenced discharge is shown as released and one with none as open (Ohio requires a release within ninety days after payoff, R.C. 5301.36). Judgment liens are filed with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas (R.C. 2329.02) and are not part of this search.
Where are property records kept in Delaware, Powell, OH?
Recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens are kept by the Delaware County Recorder. Owner and parcel data come from the Delaware County Auditor.
How much does a title search cost in Delaware, Powell, OH?
A HeritageDeed report is $49, one flat price for the full search, plus sales tax where it applies. A report needs no subscription, and you get a full refund if we cannot deliver the report.
How long does a title search take in Delaware, Powell, OH?
Most reports are generated within minutes, because the records are searched automatically and in parallel. The order page shows live progress.
Can I search Delaware, Powell, OH property records for free?
The records are held by the county offices, including the Delaware County Recorder. A HeritageDeed report saves you the work of reading each office separately and matching every mortgage to its release yourself.
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