Proceed on to the County Clerk Records Search online. 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 Wayne County. Property deeds are legal documents used to transfer the ownership of a property from a seller to a buyer. The Office of the City Register records and maintains New York City real property and certain personal property transfer records, such as mortgage documents. The Recorder of Deeds Office is the custodian of the records and indexes relating to conveyance of land or the transfer of real property in the County. A deed is a legal document that transfers ownership (title) of a property from one person to another. It depends on your state. BUT if your daughter is going to inherit the property … it is better not to. Can send a brand new Lien in the name of the new Owner.