Title search in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
HeritageDeed runs AI title searches in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, against the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds and the Lancaster County Property Assessment. 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 Lancaster County, including Lancaster, Lititz, Ephrata, Elizabethtown, Manheim, Mount Joy, Columbia, Millersville, New Holland, Strasburg.
Where Lancaster County land records are kept
| Office | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds | Records deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments |
| Lancaster County Property Assessment | Owner of record, parcel number and assessed value |
How recording works here
Deeds, mortgages and satisfactions are recorded with the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, whose records are certified from May 10, 1729.
In the Recorder's records a deed carries the parcel number; a mortgage usually names only the municipality and the street address.
Older satisfaction pieces cite the book and page of the mortgage they satisfy; those recorded since about 2001 carry no such reference.
Federal and state tax liens and municipal liens are filed with the Prothonotary, not the Recorder of Deeds.
What a HeritageDeed report searches in Lancaster County
- Owner of record, situs address, municipality and assessed value from the county's tax parcel records
- Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, tied to the property by parcel number or street address
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
What it does not cover
Judgments and the tax and municipal liens filed with the Prothonotary are not searched.
Where a satisfaction cannot be tied to its mortgage by a reference, the report says when a pairing is not certain.
Where a document cannot be tied to the property by its legal description, it is marked as linked by name only.
Loan amounts are not shown, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.
The report is a public-records search, not title insurance or an attorney's opinion of title.
What to check in Lancaster County 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 Lancaster County, PA automatically, usually in about a minute, and shows the source of every finding.
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- Environmental records reportSuperfund, hazardous waste, leaking tank and brownfield sites near any Lancaster County address, with distances and a site map. A records search, not a Phase I.
- Superfund sites in PennsylvaniaEvery EPA Superfund site in Pennsylvania 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 Lancaster County address. A free check, not an official flood zone determination.
- USDA eligibility map: PennsylvaniaHow much of each Pennsylvania county is in a USDA-eligible rural area, the towns mapped ineligible, and a free address check.
- Opportunity zones in PennsylvaniaEvery designated Opportunity Zone tract in Pennsylvania by county, from the IRS list, and the tracts eligible for the 2027 round.
- Census tract lookupThe census tract of any Lancaster County address with its FFIEC income level and HUD Qualified Census Tract and DDA status.
- Radon in Lancaster CountyThe 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 Lancaster County address, with their age and slip rate.
- Power lines near an addressHigh-voltage transmission lines within 1 mile of any Lancaster County 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 Lancaster County title searches
Where are deeds recorded in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?
Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments are recorded with the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, whose records are certified from May 10, 1729. In those records a deed carries the parcel number, while a mortgage usually names only the municipality and the street address; the owner of record and the parcel number come from the county's tax parcels.
Does a Lancaster County title search include judgments and tax liens?
Not from the Recorder of Deeds. In Lancaster County, federal and state tax liens and municipal liens are filed with the Prothonotary, as are court judgments, so they are not in the Recorder's records. The report says so and lists the federal court records matched to the owner.
How does the report tell whether a Lancaster County mortgage was paid off?
A mortgage is paid off of record when a satisfaction is recorded. Older satisfactions cite the mortgage's book and page and are matched exactly; those recorded since about 2001 carry no such reference, so the report pairs them and says when a pairing is not certain.
Where are property records kept in Lancaster County, PA?
Recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens are kept by the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds. Owner and parcel data come from the Lancaster County Property Assessment.
How much does a title search cost in Lancaster County, PA?
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 Lancaster County, PA?
Most reports are generated within minutes, because the records are searched automatically and in parallel. The order page shows live progress.
Can I search Lancaster County, PA property records for free?
The records are held by the county offices, including the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds. A HeritageDeed report saves you the work of reading each office separately and matching every mortgage to its release yourself.
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