All corporate signatures require a typed name and title underneath and a corporate seal is required. You can search for property records and property ownership information online, in person, or over the phone with a 311 representative.The County Clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Franklin County. A deed will be issued within 30 to 60 days of the date of sale. The general rule in North Carolina is that a deed of trust is invalid if it does not properly identify the secured obligation. Our records go back to 1819. All records pertaining to Franklin County are on file in our research room. The appointment or designation of a substitute trustee in a deed of trust. If you are recording three or more documents, you must drop them off to be picked up at a later date. The Registry is a recording agency only and cannot make out deeds or answer questions pertaining to legal matters.