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If you need assistance, call the Customer Service Center at (202) 727-4TAX or contact OTR via email. Mortgage/Title Companies: Visit Real Property Public Extract and Billing/Payment Records.

Homeowners should call the Recorder of Deeds office to request a copy of their documents.

Philadox is an online document search system....Use it to: Search deeds and other property records from 1974 to the present. View document information and watermarked copies online. Print documents or indexed information with a paid subscription.

Philadelphia and Montgomery County, PA accept electronic recording. Documents submitted for electronic recording are typically received back recorded within 1-2 days after submission. Counties that do not record electronically, such as Delaware and Chester County, PA, take 3-4 weeks to return recorded documents.

The title deeds to a property with a mortgage are usually kept by the mortgage lender. They will only be given to you once the mortgage has been paid in full. But, you can request copies of the deeds at any time. Do you need your title deeds?

You may send a written request, along with a check or money order made payable to DC Treasurer, to the address above. Your request must contain the instrument number of your document. You may research this information at: Office of the Recorder of Deeds or Real Property Tax Database Search.

What does it cost? The recording charge is set by the county and we charge a administative fee. For counties from Erie, Elk, Franklin and Centre to Bucks, Berks, and Butler, the charge for a deed transfer across Pennsylvania is $700, with the sole exception of Philadelphia, which is $800.