How to check for liens on a property in Hilton Head, SC
In Hilton Head (Beaufort County), liens and lis pendens recorded against a property are in the Beaufort County Register of Deeds index, searched by the owner's name and the property. Each mortgage also needs a recorded satisfaction or release to be off the title. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Hilton Head: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Hilton Head property, $49
Step by step in Hilton Head
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Identify the parcel
Find the owner of record and the parcel number in the Beaufort County Assessor records: liens are indexed against the owner's name and the property.
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Search the recorded liens
Search the Beaufort County Register of Deeds index under the owner's name and the property for liens, lis pendens and other notices.
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Check every mortgage
A mortgage with no recorded satisfaction or release is still a lien of record; South Carolina gives the lender 3 months after a certified-mail request and tender of the recording fee (S.C. Code § 29-3-310).
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Hilton Head address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Hilton Head records show
A judgment is a lien on a debtor's real estate in a county only once it is entered on that county's book of abstracts of judgments, and lasts ten years from the date of the judgment (S.C. Code § 15-35-810).
What the report checks in Hilton Head
- Tax liens, mechanics' liens, condominium liens, child-support liens and foreclosure notices recorded with the Register, listed when indexed under the owner's name
- Federal court records matched to the owner
Not covered here
- Judgments entered on the county's book of abstracts of judgments are not searched.
Questions
How long does a lender have to record a satisfaction or release in South Carolina?
3 months after a certified-mail request and tender of the recording fee (S.C. Code § 29-3-310). A forfeiture payable to the person who asked.
What does a HeritageDeed search in Hilton Head not cover?
Documents are tied to the property by parcel number, street address or lot, unit and subdivision; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Hilton Head property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Hilton Head property records
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Hilton Head title search guide
Check the title of a Hilton Head property
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