property deeds
Land ownership papers
Property deeds are legal documents that transfer ownership of real estate from one party to another.
A deed identifies the property, names the parties, and must be signed and typically notarized to be valid.
Different types exist—warranty deeds guarantee clear title, while quitclaim deeds transfer only whatever interest the seller has, with no guarantees.
The property deeds were filed at the county recorder's office.
- real estateLand and its structures
- grantorOne who transfers rights
- legal descriptionFormal land identification text
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- closingFinal stage of something
closing costs · title · legal document · ownership · covenants · escrow · recording · public record · county clerk · metes and bounds · land survey · vesting · transfer · fair market value · acknowledgment · title search · certificate · notary
- Colonial Archivesroyal decrees, parish registers, land titles, testaments, court cases
- historical documentsDeclaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers
- historical recordsdiary, census record, annual reviews, letter, government records
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- mortgagesfixed-rate mortgage, mortgage broker, adjustable-rate mortgage, mortgage payment, mortgage insurance
- colonial recordsland records, colonial maps, military records, land deeds, judicial records
property deedslease
Temporary use contract
rental agreement · tenancy agreement · lease agreement · month-to-month lease · sublease
property deedssquatter's rights
Ownership through prolonged occupation
informal settlement · oral agreement · handshake deal · encroachment
property deedsmortgage
Secured home loan
lien · encumbrance · tax lien · mechanic's lien · foreclosure notice