*Attention* - the 2024-25 Common Level Ratio Factors are available. Please see the below FORMS section.
NOTE: All documents are subject to Solicitor approval before recording.
Attention E-recording submitters – please make sure all fees are correct and let us know as soon as possible. You have until 11:30am the next business day after a month ends to alert us to any incorrect payments.
Click HERE to access Cloud Search. Cloud Search is available to provide an easier way for the public to find and purchase any documents. It also provides an easier way to sign up for Property Alert. Register for an account, find any document associated with your property, then click Property Alert and place a check mark in the box next to your parcel ID number. You will receive an email any time something is recorded using your number.
NOTE – Cloud Search will be the only place to purchase a certified copy.
All recordings can be e-recorded with one of our 4 companies below OR brought in with a self-addressed, stamped return envelope and payment.
What we can do at the counter:
1. Notaries Public to be sworn in – see FAQ below for pricing
2. Military Paperwork and Picture ID’s
3. Plan recordings
Copies of documents can be obtained online at our public access site at www.delcopa.gov/publicaccess/index.html.
1. Use Real Estate/Tax System to do an address search and obtain a Parcel ID Number.
2. Use Recorder of Deeds to search by Parcel ID Number or Name.
Transfer Tax for our county is 1% state and 1% local with these exceptions:
1. Radnor Township – 1.5%
2. Upper Darby Township – 1.5% (effective 1/1/22)
3. Upper Providence Township – 2%
4. Chester City – 1.5% (effective 9/1/23)
QUESTIONING IF A TRANSFER IS TAXABLE?
Contact: RA-RA-BITRealtyTransferTax@pa.gov
PLEASE READ THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BELOW
IF YOU NEED TO CALL THE OFFICE, PLEASE HAVE YOUR PARCEL ID NUMBER READY
The Delaware County Recorder of Deeds began accepting electronically recorded documents in late 2020 from four submitting vendors. Many costumers such as mortgage companies, attorneys, banks and title companies are able to upload and submit documents. Some savings can be realized in postage, paper and copying costs. Documents, after e-recording, are returned to the customer via their submitter. Only those document types accepted for recording through the regular mail are also acceptable for e-recording.
The four submitting vendors who work with the office are listed below. Contact one or more of them to obtain further information on the e-recording process and pricing:
Location:
Government Center, Room 107
201 W. Front Street
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610-891-4152
The Recorder of Deeds processes and preserves records relating to real property dating back to the year 1789, the year Delaware County was founded. Documents processed include Deeds, Mortgages, Satisfactions of Mortgage, Financial Statements, Veterans Discharge Papers, Notary Publics, Police Commissions, Highway Plans, Subdivision Plans, Powers of Attorney, Assignments of Mortgage, and Releases of Mortgage.
Since late in 2020, in addition to being available in the Office, copies from 1799 through the present can also be accessed online using this link to the Delaware County Public Access System. At present, copies purchased online are $.50 per page whereas copies purchased in the Office are $1.00 per page.
Recording Your Military Discharge Document
The Delaware County Recorder of Deeds will scan and record a veteran's DD-214 or other documentation for separation from the military at the Recorder of Deeds office, room 108 in the Delaware County Government Center, Media. Hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. The Veteran should bring all separation documents along with a photo ID. The document copies are only accessible by the Veteran, his or her family or authorized military personnel.
Veterans Photo ID Card
Veterans who have filed a copy of their military discharge documents can access a free Veterans Photo ID card through the Recorder of Deeds office.
Obtaining a copy of discharge documents
Veterans who cannot locate their DD-214 or other separation documents can get an application from the Delaware County Veterans Affairs Department to acquire a copy of the discharge document from the National Military Personnel Records Center.
DEED MISCELLANEOUS
Easement Agreement
Subordination, Non-disturbance & Attornment Agreement
Stormwater Agreements
Declarations-Restrictions/Covenants
Memorandum of Lease
Development Agreement
DEED
Regular Transfer
Quit-Claim
Corrective/Confirmatory
To a trust
MORTGAGES
AGREEMENTS – must specify mortgage book and page number
Loan Modification Agreement
Subordination (of Mortgage) Agreement
Assumption Agreement
GENERAL MISCELLANEOUS WITH OR WITHOUT FOLIOS (MOST ARE WITH)
Assignment of Leases & Rents
Assignment of Assignment of Leases & Rents
Termination of Assignment of Leases & Rents
Power of Attorney (with or without Parcel ID)
Third Party Lender Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE RELEASE
UCC1 & UCC3 - must have parcel ID numbers
****Any other document type question, please call the office at 610-891-4152
1. I paid off my mortgage, can I have my deed?
Our office does not retain original documents. Once recorded, the original document is returned as per filer instructions. Original deeds are generally given to the grantee at settlement. The deed is usually included in a packet of material with title insurance and usually begins with "This Indenture . . .". If you need a copy of the deed, it can be purchased online at delcopa.gov via our public access site.
When you pay off your mortgage, the mortgage company sends us the mortgage satisfaction piece, we file it, and it is returned per filer instructions.
2. Can I prepare my own deed?
Yes, but it is best to have someone with some degree of expertise in this field, such as an attorney, draft a deed. Employees of the Recorder of Deeds CANNOT draft a deed for you or give any kind of legal advice. The Recorder of Deeds does NOT supply any kind of deed form.
3. How do I add/remove/change a name on my deed?
To make ANY kind of change to a deed, a new deed must be drawn up, preferably by a real estate attorney. The deed will then be filed in the Recorder of Deeds and the change will reflect.
4. I am a Notary Public. What do I need to do to be sworn in?
To be sworn in, you need to bring your COMPLETED bond and Power of Attorney paper to our office. Please also bring a valid picture ID and cash, check (made payable to Recorder of Deeds) or credit card payment for $50.50. After being sworn in, you will complete a signature card for the prothonotary, and we will direct you over to their office to submit the form and payment of $3.50 by credit card, attorney’s check, money order or cash.
5. I am a Notary Public and I have moved or changed my name, what should I do?
All address and name changes can be done online with the Department of State. We do not require any notice to be recorded in our office. If you moved into Delaware County, please come to our office to fill out the signature form and we will direct you from here to the Office of Judicial Support to register your signature. The cost will be $3.50 – credit card, attorney’s check, money order or cash.
If you changed your name and you are going to order a new stamp, please come to our office to fill our a signature form and we will direct you to the Office of Judicial Support to register your signature for $3.50 by credit card, attorney’s check, money order or cash. If you changed your name, and you are going to keep your old stamp until it’s time to renew, then you do not need to do anything until the renewal happens in your new name.
6. How do I get my Parcel ID Number (PIN, APN, folio number)?