How to check for liens on a property in Columbus, OH

In Columbus (Franklin County), liens and lis pendens recorded against a property are in the Franklin County Recorder index, searched by the owner's name and the property, and judgments are kept by the court clerk, not the recorder. Each mortgage also needs a recorded satisfaction or release to be off the title. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Columbus: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Columbus property, $49

Step by step in Columbus

1. 1

   Identify the parcel

   Find the owner of record and the parcel number in the Franklin County Auditor records: liens are indexed against the owner's name and the property.

2. 2

   Search the recorded liens

   Search the Franklin County Recorder index under the owner's name and the property for liens, lis pendens and other notices.

3. 3

   Check every mortgage

   A mortgage with no recorded satisfaction or release is still a lien of record; Ohio gives the lender 90 days after the mortgage is satisfied (Ohio Rev. Code § 5301.36).

4. 4

   Or order the report

   A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Columbus address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

What the report checks in Columbus

• Deeds, mortgages, releases and liens recorded with the Franklin County Recorder, searched by the owners' names
• Federal court records matched to the owner

Not covered here

• Loan amounts are shown only where the index states them, court judgments not recorded with the office are not searched, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.

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More about Columbus property records

• Find the owner
• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Title search cost
• Columbus title search guide