Deed in Reading, Pennsylvania
A deed transfers ownership of real property from the grantor to the grantee. Recording it gives public notice of the transfer, and in most states the order of recording decides who wins between competing buyers. In Reading, deeds are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Reading records it
Deeds, mortgages and satisfactions are recorded with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds.
The county's tax parcels name the owner of record, the situs address and the deed reference (book and page).
Federal and state tax liens, judgments and municipal liens are filed with the Prothonotary, not the Recorder of Deeds.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
The last recorded deed names the owner of record and how they hold title; a title search follows the chain of deeds back from it.
Does a title search find it in Reading?
Yes. The Reading report covers: Owner of record, situs address, municipality and the deed reference from the county's parcel records; Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, tied to the property by parcel number or by lot within its municipality.
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