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Homeowners that need a copy of their recorded Deed of Trust should contact a title company to obtain the document for them. Keep Your Home California does not fulfill these requests.

You can obtain Official Copies of the Title Register, Title Plan and Filed Deeds directly from the Land Registry only by making a postal application using either form OC1 (for the Title Register and/or Title Plan) or form OC2 (for Filed Deeds). You cannot obtain Official Copies directly from the Land Registry online.

A deed is evidence of a specific event of transferring the title of the property from one person to another. A title is the legal right to use and modify the property how you see fit, or transfer interest or any portion that you own to others via a deed. A deed represents the right of the owner to claim the property.

California mainly uses two types of deeds: the ?grant deed? and the ?quitclaim deed.? Most other deeds you will see, such as the common ?interspousal transfer deed,? are versions of grant or quitclaim deeds customized for specific circumstances.

In California, quitclaim deeds are commonly used between spouses, relatives, or if a property owner is transferring his or her property into his or her trust. A grant deed is commonly used in most arms-length real estate transactions not involving family members or spouses.

Today, Californians most often transfer title to real property by a simple written instrument, the grant deed. The word ?grant? is expressly designated by statute as a word of conveyance. (Civil Code Section 1092) A second form of deed is the quitclaim deed.

Copies of recorded real property documents may be obtained online or by mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Documents are identified by the names of the listed grantors and/or grantees and the recording date.Fees for copies are $1 for the first page plus $1 for each additional page per document or map.