Types

• Annexations - Petitions - State Centerline Surveys - Street Name Changes - Vacating of Streets and Alleys
• Bills of Sale
• Certificates of Title to Registered Land
  Mortgages
  • Mortgage releases, Assignments, Assumptions, Subordinations, Encumbrances, Waivers of Priority
• Certificates of Transfer - Affidavits - Easements - Leases
• Condominiums
  • Drawings of property where there is individual ownership of portions of a building and joint ownership of common elements.
• Corporation Mergers - Name Changes - Cancellations
• Deeds
  • Check out our page on Recording a Deed
  • Must have Auditor’s stamp prior to recording.
  • Warranty Deeds, Survivorship Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Sheriff’s Deeds
• Financing Statements
  • Filed under provisions in the Uniform Commercial Code
• Land Contracts
• Liens
  • Mechanic’s Liens and Notices of Commencements, Federal Tax Liens, Personal Tax Liens, Recognizance Bond Liens, Corrupt Activity and Medicaid Fraud Liens, Bureau of Employment, Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation Liens
• Military Service Discharges
• Partnerships - Powers of Attorney - Trusts - Miscellaneous Records
• Plats
  • Drawings showing location of lots and boundaries, usually of subdivided land.
• Zoning Resolutions - Maps - Amendments

Checklist

The William’s County Recorder’s Office has provided a checklist of some of the requirements for recording an instrument. If there is uncertainty about recording a document, it may be necessary to hire a professional to assist with recording the document.