1. Where do I obtain a form for recording purposes?
2. What are the fees for recording?
3. How do I remove a name to my deed?
Please contact an attorney for legal advice and document(s) preparation.
4. How do I add a name to my property?
Please contact an attorney for legal advice and document(s) preparation.
5. How do I know what liens are on a property?
You can research your property by owner name via our main search page at recdocdata or contact a title company to have a title search performed for you. The title company will charge you a fee to perform a title search.
Note: Researching information on the Recorder’s website does not guarantee that your property is free and clear from any liens.
6. Can you tell me the selling price of a property?
You can research our records at recdocdata by owner name or by recording number. You will then need to determine if an affidavit of value has been recorded. The affidavit of value should contain the sales price information.
You can also look up ownership via the Maricopa County Assessor’s office. You will need to know one of the following: Book, Map and Parcel number, property address or owner’s last name and street name.
7. How do I do a title search?
All records in our office can be located by searching our name index. A title company may also perform one for you for a fee. You can research your property by owner name via our main search page at: recdocdata
If you are doing a title search to guarantee that your property is free and clear from any liens, you must obtain title insurance from a title company. Performing a title search on the Maricopa County website is not a guarantee that property is free and clear from any liens
8. Can you tell me who the owner of a property is by parcel number?
9. How do I get the dimensions for my property?
From the subdivision plat, which can be found by your subdivision name at recdocdata.
Or if you have the Book of Maps number or MCR number you can go to internetmaps and enter the pertinent information.
Some subdivision maps may not contain the information you are seeking. You can view the unofficial map or purchase an official copy from our web site for $1.00 per page.
Another option is to check with the city where the property is located. Builders are required to submit their plans to the city to obtain permits.
10. How do I obtain a copy of my deed?
You can purchase an official copy or certified copy online at recdocdata or from our office in person or by mail. Copies are $1.00 per page. Certified copies are an additional $3.00.
If mailing your request, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or add an additional $1.00 for mailing purposes.
11. How can I find out about a house for sale (foreclosure)?
You can research our records at recdocdata by owner name or if you are looking for all property in Maricopa County in foreclosure, simply change the document code field to Notice of Trustee Sale and click search.
12. How do I remove a decedent's name from my deed?
Please contact an attorney for legal advice and document(s) preparation.
13. What is an Affidavit of Real Property Value?
All property sales transactions require a completed affidavit of value or an exemption number, which means that the property transaction is exempt from completing an affidavit of value. For more information, visit:
Or call the Arizona Department of Revenue at 602-716-6843
14. How do I change the ownership of a piece of property?
Please contact an attorney for legal advice and document(s) preparation.
15. How do I record my business name?
16. How do I remove an erroneous lien from my property?
Please contact an attorney for legal advice and document(s) preparation.
Your question may be answered by reading Arizona Revised Statute 33-420.
Here is the link to the statutes: https://www.azleg.gov/arsTitle/.
17. What happens to my document when it is presented for recording?
- If the document meets the form requirements, and is a document required to be recorded and the proper fees have been paid, we will accept your document and assign it a unique recording number and make it a matter of permanent public record by imaging the document.
- Your document may have been imaged and handed back to you at the time of recording. This means you have the original, recorded document when you leave the Recorder's office.
- You may have recorded your document at one of our Interactive Recording Kiosks. This means you will have the original, recorded document when you leave the Kiosk.
- Our Microfilm department films and images your document.
- Our data entry department will enter the pertinent information to create an index so that you may locate this document in the future. This typically takes 10 to 15 working days.
- Your original document will be returned to the address typed on the document. This typically takes 4 to 6 weeks.
- If the original document is ever lost or misplaced, a certified copy may be obtained from our office.
18. How do I apply for an Arizona Birth and/or Arizona Death Certificate?
These records may be applied for at the Maricopa County Office of Vital Registration. There are four locations across the valley to serve you. For more
information, you can go to https://www.maricopa.gov/2770/Vital-Records
or call 602-506-6805.
19. How do I get a copy of a marriage license/divorce decree?
20. How do I obtain a passport?
21. Is there a Maricopa County Notification Service when a document is recorded on my home?
There is no Maricopa County notification service. We suggest you be proactive and check the public records in our office as well as the ownership records with the Assessor office.
22. Do you have blueprints or site plans of my home?
You can check with the City Planning department that issues permits to see if they have these plans.
23. Does your office accept electronic signatures on documents presented for recording?
The office accepts all forms of e-signatures and e-notaries as long as the document is e-recorded. The office will not accept a paper "copy" of the same document.
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