land registry
Deed recording office
A land registry is an official government record of property ownership and boundaries within a jurisdiction.
It documents who owns each parcel of land, any mortgages or liens against it, and the history of transfers.
The sale won't be final until it's recorded with the land registry.
Also called a registry of deeds or land records office.
- title deedDocument proving property ownership
- deedWritten property conveyance
- property deedLegal land ownership document
- conveyancingLegal property transfer process
- transfer of ownershipLegal passing of title
legal description · boundary line · title search · ownership · property law · registration office · county clerk · public records · easement · property rights · encumbrance · recordkeeping · mortgage agreement · title insurance · filing fee · notary public · surveying · purchase agreement
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- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- mortgagesfixed-rate mortgage, mortgage broker, adjustable-rate mortgage, mortgage payment, mortgage insurance
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- Land Propertydeed, parcel, lot, plot, tract
- official recordsbirth certificate, government documents, birth certificates, death certificate, death certificates
land registryreal estate agency
Business selling property
estate agent · property broker · realtor · land speculator · property developer
land registrycommons
Shared community resources
public land · communal land · open range · collective ownership · common land