How to find out if a property in Delaware, Powell, OH has a mortgage
A home loan in Ohio is usually secured by a mortgage, recorded with the Delaware County Recorder; it stays a lien of record until a satisfaction or release is recorded, which Ohio law requires within 90 days after the mortgage is satisfied (Ohio Rev. Code § 5301.36). A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Delaware, Powell: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Delaware, Powell property, $49
Step by step in Delaware, Powell
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Find each mortgage
Search the Delaware County Recorder index under each owner's name for mortgages recorded since they took title.
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Match the satisfaction or release
For each one, look for a recorded satisfaction or release that refers to it by document number or book and page. Ohio gives the lender 90 days after the mortgage is satisfied (Ohio Rev. Code § 5301.36).
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Treat the unmatched as open
A mortgage with no satisfaction or release of record is still a lien until the lender records one, even when the loan was paid.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Delaware, Powell address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Delaware, Powell records show
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.
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.
A real Delaware, Powell report
We ran this search on the Polaris Fashion Place (1500 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240): 1 deed, 1 open mortgage, 2 recorded liens. See the Delaware, Powell sample report.
What the report checks in Delaware, Powell
- 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
Not covered here
- The Recorder's electronic records begin with deeds from 1978 and mortgages from 1983; older documents may need an in-office search.
Questions
How long does a lender have to record a satisfaction or release in Ohio?
90 days after the mortgage is satisfied (Ohio Rev. Code § 5301.36). After a further 15-day notice, $100 per day in damages plus fees.
What does a HeritageDeed search in Delaware, Powell not cover?
The Recorder's electronic records begin with deeds from 1978 and mortgages from 1983; older documents may need an in-office search.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Delaware, Powell property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Delaware, Powell property records
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- Property taxes
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- Delaware, Powell title search guide
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