Satisfaction or release in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A satisfaction (also called a release, reconveyance or discharge) is recorded by the lender after a loan is paid, to take its mortgage or deed of trust off the title. In Lancaster County, satisfactions and releases 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.
Older satisfaction pieces cite the book and page of the mortgage they satisfy; those recorded since about 2001 carry no such reference.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
Matching every loan to its satisfaction is the core of a lien search: an unmatched loan is still open of record.
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.
Not covered: Where a satisfaction cannot be tied to its mortgage by a reference, the report says when a pairing is not certain.
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