Delaware County Recorder: Search Deeds, Mortgages, Liens and Property Records
The Delaware County Recorder’s Office maintains and indexes deeds, mortgages, IRS liens, mechanic’s liens, land contracts, plats, zoning resolutions and other instruments affecting real property in Delaware County, Ohio.
The Recorder provides a public online search for real-estate documents recorded from 1990 to the present. Search options include name, book/page and instrument number. Records before 1990 generally require research through the Recorder’s Office.
What Are You Trying to Do?
Address → Auditor → Owner → Recorder → Document
Which Delaware County Website Should You Open?
How to Find a Delaware County Ohio Deed by Address
The Recorder’s primary online search is based on recorded-document indexing, not a simple consumer-style property-address search. Start with the Auditor to identify the correct property.
How to Search Delaware County Recorded Documents Online
How Delaware County Name Searches Are Indexed
Recorder-Specific Name Formatting Tips
- Search an individual as LASTNAME FIRSTNAME.
- Search a business using the full business name.
- For a business beginning with a number, the Recorder instructs users to search using the special NUMBER-name format used by its index.
- Church records can use the Recorder’s CH- indexing convention.
- School records can use the SCH- indexing convention.
- Try trusts, estates, LLCs and former-owner names separately.
Have an Instrument Number? Use It First
Delaware County assigns an Instrument Number to each recorded document. Once you have it, the number is normally much more precise than repeating a broad owner-name search.
Searching a Delaware County Record by Book and Page
Book/page references remain particularly useful in older deeds and documents that reference a previously recorded instrument.
Delaware County Recorder Online Coverage
What Types of Property Records Does the Delaware County Recorder Maintain?
Delaware County Recorder Copy Fees
How Much Does It Cost to Record a Deed in Delaware County?
Mailing a Deed or Other Document to the Recorder
Delaware County specifically instructs customers who want documents returned by mail to include a postage-paid return envelope or sufficient money to cover both postage and an envelope.
Delaware County Recorder
145 N. Union St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Check These Deed Formatting Rules Before Recording
How to Record a Deed in Delaware County, Ohio
A deed transferring ownership can involve several county functions before final recording. The Recorder creates the permanent land record; the Auditor handles ownership transfer/conveyance processing; and the Engineer Map Department can become relevant when a legal description or parcel change requires technical review.
DTE 100 vs DTE 100EX
Used for a real-property conveyance subject to the applicable Ohio conveyance-fee rules.
Used when a transfer qualifies for a statutory exemption from the conveyance fee.
Statement of Conveyance of Homestead Property. Check whether the seller’s homestead circumstances trigger this form.
Agricultural Conveyance form. Check when qualifying agricultural or CAUV property is transferred.
Auditor Conveyance Fees Are Separate From Recorder Fees
Ohio law provides a state conveyance-fee component for taxable transfers and a separate transfer-entry fee. Counties may also impose a permissive real-property transfer tax.
How to Search a Delaware County Mortgage or Mortgage Release
Delaware County’s Recorder search specifically supports mortgage research through the mortgagor and mortgagee names.
Does Delaware County Accept Electronic Recording?
The Recorder currently states that it accepts mortgages electronically.
Because electronic-recording eligibility and providers can vary by document type and submitter, call the Recorder at 740-833-2460 before assuming a deed or other instrument can be submitted electronically.
How to Use Delaware County AlertMe
Delaware County Recorder offers AlertMe, a voluntary notification service that sends an email when a document containing a registered name is newly recorded through the Recorder’s Office.
How to Find a Delaware County Deed Recorded Before 1990
The Recorder’s current online search page states that real-estate records before 1990 are available only through the Recorder’s Office rather than the ordinary web search.
Does a Recorder Search Prove Clear Title?
No. The newest deed is only one component of a property’s recorded history.
Depending on the purpose, research can also require:
- earlier deeds;
- mortgages;
- mortgage releases;
- assignments;
- mechanic’s liens;
- federal tax liens;
- land contracts;
- easements;
- restrictions;
- plats;
- affidavits;
- powers of attorney;
- trust documents;
- probate-related documents; and
- court orders affecting ownership.
Is the Delaware County GIS Parcel Map a Legal Survey?
No. The Auditor GIS map is useful for identifying and visualizing parcels and related appraisal information, but GIS parcel lines should not replace a recorded legal description or boundary survey.
Recorder, Auditor, Treasurer or Clerk of Courts: Which Office Do You Need?
Local Tips That Can Save Time
Delaware County Recorder Address, Phone and Hours
Delaware County Recorder
- Recorder
- Melissa Jordan
- Address
-
145 N. Union St.
1st Floor
Delaware, OH 43015 - Main Phone
- 740-833-2460
- Fax
- 740-833-2459
- Recording Hours
-
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Document Submission Cutoff
- 4:00 p.m.
- Exam Room
- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Public Records Request Contact
- Records Custodian
- Melissa Jordan
- Public Records Phone
- 740-833-2461
- mjordan@co.delaware.oh.us
- Use this for
- Recorder-maintained public-record requests that are not adequately handled by the ordinary online document search.
Before Calling the Recorder, Have These Details Ready
- property address;
- Auditor parcel number;
- grantor name;
- grantee name;
- mortgagor or mortgagee, if researching a loan;
- approximate recording year;
- document type;
- instrument number, if known;
- book and page, if known;
- legal description for historical research; and
- whether you need a plain copy or certified copy.
County-CAD.us Editorial Resources
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Read DisclaimerOfficial Sources Used for This Delaware County Recorder Guide
Current Recorder, address, hours, document cutoff and office services.
Open RecorderUsed for 1990-present coverage, name formatting, instrument/book-page searches, UCC indexing and federal-tax-lien image dates.
Open Search InstructionsCurrent live search destination for existing recorded documents.
Open Public AccessUsed for the $39 first-two-page charge, $8 additional pages, marginal references, photocopies and certified copies.
Open Recorder FeesUsed for fraud-alert registration, prior Property Check migration, future-recording limitations and law-enforcement guidance.
Open Fraud InformationUsed for owner, address and parcel-number search routing.
Open Property SearchUsed for current DTE 100, DTE 100EX, DTE 101 and DTE 102 availability.
Open Auditor FormsUsed to verify statutory Recorder recording, copying, certification and preservation-surcharge authority.
Open Recorder Fee LawUsed for statutory Auditor transfer-entry and base conveyance-fee provisions.
Open Conveyance Fee LawUsed to confirm local Transfer and Conveyance Standards and Map Department resources.
Open Engineer ResourcesDelaware County Deed Research Checklist
- Use the Auditor when you only know an address.
- Save the parcel number and owner name.
- Open Delaware County Recorder Public Access.
- For names, use LASTNAME FIRSTNAME.
- Search both grantor and grantee when researching a deed.
- Try all reasonable spelling variations.
- Use book/page or instrument number whenever available.
- Confirm the legal description before relying on a result.
- Save the instrument number.
- Remember that ordinary online coverage begins in 1990.
- Contact the Recorder for older records.
- Search mortgage releases after a loan payoff.
- Use DTE 100 or DTE 100EX correctly for a new transfer.
- Keep Auditor transfer fees and Recorder fees separate.
- Submit recording documents before the 4:00 p.m. cutoff.
- Register for AlertMe for future document notifications.
Delaware County Ohio Recorder FAQs
1. What is the official Delaware County Ohio Recorder deed search?
Use the Delaware County Recorder Public Access system at delaware.dts-central-oh.com/PaxWorld. The Recorder’s online real-estate search contains records from 1990 to the present and supports searches by name, book/page and instrument number.
2. How do I find a Delaware County deed if I only know the address?
Start with the Delaware County Auditor Real Estate Data Property Search. Search by address, open the correct property and save the owner and parcel information. Then open Recorder Public Access and search the owner or former owner as a possible grantor or grantee.
3. How should I search an owner name in Delaware County Recorder records?
The Recorder recommends entering an individual in LASTNAME FIRSTNAME order. Search all reasonable spelling variations. For a deed, check both grantor and grantee possibilities. Businesses should be searched under their business name rather than automatically under an individual’s name.
4. How far back are Delaware County Ohio real-estate records available online?
The Recorder states that its online system contains real-estate documents from 1990 to the present. Real-estate documents recorded before 1990 generally must be researched through the Recorder’s Office. Not every post-1990 document is necessarily imaged because imaging start dates vary by document type.
5. How much does it cost to record a deed in Delaware County Ohio?
The Delaware County Recorder currently charges $39 for the first two pages of a standard deed or similar instrument and $8 for each additional page. The $39 charge includes Delaware County’s $5 document-preservation surcharge. Additional charges can apply for marginal references or other document-specific services.
6. How much is a certified deed copy from the Delaware County Recorder?
The Recorder currently lists certified copies at $2 per page plus $2 for certification. Ordinary photocopies are currently $2 per page. Find the correct instrument number online before requesting certification so the office can identify the exact record.
7. Do I need DTE 100 to record a Delaware County deed?
A taxable Ohio real-property conveyance generally uses DTE 100. A qualifying exempt transfer uses DTE 100EX. Delaware County also provides DTE 101 for applicable homestead conveyances and DTE 102 for applicable agricultural conveyances. The Auditor handles the conveyance step before final Recorder recording where required.
8. What should I search after paying off a Delaware County mortgage?
Search the Recorder for the original mortgage using the mortgagor or mortgagee name, save its instrument number and then look for a later release, satisfaction or other discharge referencing that mortgage. Paying off the loan normally does not create a new ownership deed.
9. Does Delaware County offer free property fraud alerts?
Yes. Delaware County Recorder offers AlertMe, which sends an email when a newly recorded document contains a registered name. The service applies to future recordings after enrollment. Existing records should be searched separately through Public Access.
10. Where is the Delaware County Recorder’s Office?
The Delaware County Recorder’s Office is at 145 N. Union Street, 1st Floor, Delaware, Ohio 43015. The main phone number is 740-833-2460. Recording and Exam Room hours are currently Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays, but the document-submission cutoff is 4:00 p.m.
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