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Functions of The Office The Recorder of Deeds Office is a storage vault for certified copies of real property land records, as well as documents pertaining to real property. All records, with the exception of armed service discharges, are open as public records. Some of the documents that are regularly recorded in this office include: deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, releases, assignments, agreements, easements, powers of attorney, plot plans, oaths, bonds, and commissions for notary publics, county officers, and all others who receive their commission from the Pennsylvania Department of State. |
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| All papers presented for recording must be ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS properly executed, signed, dated and acknowledged before a notary public. All recording fees and transfer taxes are payable at the time of recording. The recording of any document is not an approval of the contents, but rather a notice of the recording and the contents. The original document is mailed to the party who submitted the self-addressed stamped envelope with the document.You will only find COPIES of the original documents in our office. These documents may also be certified. A title search is not limited to the records in the Recorder’s office. Records affecting property may be found in other offices, including but not limited to the Register of Wills, the Prothonotary, and the Tax Assessment office. Please understand that the Recorder of Deeds staff are not title searchers and are not permitted nor qualified to do property searches. If you desire to search on your own, we do caution against possible errors and omissions. If your search includes any legal questions, you should contact an attorney for the correct answers to your questions. The Recorder of Deeds office is only responsible for the recording, indexing, and reproducing of recorded documents. If you have any questions, please contact the Recorder, James M. Zugay, Esquire at jzugay@dauphinc.org.
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