Deed in Lancaster County, 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 Lancaster County, deeds are recorded with the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Lancaster County records it
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.
Federal and state tax liens 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 Lancaster County?
Yes. The Lancaster County report covers: Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and assignments recorded with the Recorder of Deeds, tied to the property by parcel number or street address.
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