We offer both Municipal Lien Searches and Title Searches (Property Information Reports). While these products are often confused, they serve different purposes. Review the descriptions below to determine the best product for your needs.
A Municipal Lien Search is a review of county and municipal records to identify outstanding obligations, permitting issues, and code violations affecting a property. Unlike a title search, a Municipal Lien Search is designed to uncover matters that may not be recorded in the official public records. Municipal Lien Searches are often performed to complement a title search and provide a more complete picture of property-related liabilities and compliance issues.
A Municipal Lien Search may reveal:
A Property Information Report is an uninsurable title search product that provides a summary of recorded ownership and encumbrance information affecting a property. This report is commonly used for due diligence, foreclosure proceedings, tax deed research, and other non-insured title-related purposes. A Property Information Report focuses on recorded public records and title-related information and can be customized to meet specific client needs, including foreclosure searches, tax deed auction searches, current owner searches, and 30-year chain of title searches, sometimes required by the county for specific processes.
A Property Information Report may include:
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