Deed in Hilton Head, South Carolina
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 Hilton Head, deeds are recorded with the Beaufort County Register of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Hilton Head records it
In South Carolina, deeds, mortgages and the satisfactions and releases of them are recorded with the county Register of Deeds. An unrecorded deed or mortgage is not valid against later creditors or purchasers for value without notice; the instrument counts only from the day and hour it is recorded (S.C. Code § 30-7-10).
The Beaufort County Register of Deeds links each mortgage to the satisfaction recorded for it by book and page.
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 Hilton Head?
Yes. The Hilton Head report covers: The vesting deed, then deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and modifications recorded with the Register of Deeds.
More about Hilton Head records
- Mortgage
- Satisfaction or release
- Assignment of mortgage
- Mechanic's lien
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
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