Attention:
NOTE: All documents are subject to Solicitor approval before recording.
About the Recorder of Deeds
The Recorder of Deeds processes and preserves records relating to real property dating back to the year 1789, the year Delaware County was founded. Documents processed include Deeds, Mortgages, Satisfactions of Mortgage, Financial Statements, Veterans Discharge Papers, Notary Publics, Police Commissions, Highway Plans, Subdivision Plans, Powers of Attorney, Assignments of Mortgage, and Releases of Mortgage.
Since late in 2020, in addition to being available in the Office, copies from 1799 through the present can also be accessed online. At present, copies purchased online are $.50 per page whereas copies purchased in the Office are $1.00 per page. To access our online records, click on the link for “Public Access Sites”.
News & Updates
| 6/30/2025 | The 2025-26 Common Level Ratio Factor is available |
| 5/29/2025 | To receive email alerts when a document is recorded using your Property ID number, please sign up for our FREE program called PROPERTY ALERT. See the Public Access Tab for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up! |
| 9/1/2024 | Attention E-recording Submitters – Please make sure all fees are correct. You have until 11:30am the next business day after a month ends to alert us to any incorrect fees. |
| 7/1/2024 | The 2024-25 Common Level Ratio Factor is available |
| 2/1/2024 | Attention! Cloud Search is now live |
| 8/1/2023 | Chester City will no longer require the Chester City Property Registration form and $10 fee effective 9/1/2023. Instead, all Chester City properties will be subject to a 1.5% transfer tax. |