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To review the history of a particular piece of property, you can search for all documents that reference the legal description of that property. By providing all or part of the legal description as search criteria, you can bring up a list of the documents sorted by legal description. You can then select from this list the individual documents to view.
| o | Ascending: list documents in oldest to newest order |
| o | Descending: list documents in newest to oldest order |
| 2. | Select an Instrument Group to narrow your search to only certain types of documents (OPTIONAL) |
| o | Normal: list any document whose legal description includes this property |
| o | Exact: list only documents whose legal description is an exact match |
| 4. | Change the Starting Date or Ending Date to narrow your search to only those documents filed in the recorder's office on or between the dates you supply (OPTIONAL) |
Note: Documents may be “in process”. Check the Notable Dates panel.
| o | Metes & Bounds: Click here to enter Section, Township, Range, Meridian, Quarter sections Other Lot Code and Lot |
| o | Platted: Click here to enter Subdivision, Block, Lot, Other Lot Code |
| o | Condominium: Click here to enter Condominium, Building, Unit, Garage |
For each search type, you can either type the search criteria or use the 'locators' on the drop-down box to help you enter the property description you are looking for.
| 6. | Click the Search button. |
Guidelines for Searching Legal Descriptions:
| • | Fill in the metes and bounds description or the platted description, but only one. |
| • | You can search for documents by supplying only a partial description. For example, to search for a particular plat number, regardless of the block and lot, fill in just that plat number. On the screen that appears, all documents that reference the plat number you entered are listed. You can then select the documents you wish to view. Or, to view all documents for a particular section, township and range, enter just those values. The resulting screen lists all documents that reference that section, township and range. |
| • | You can enter an “Other Lot Code” with either a platted or a metes and bounds description. |
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