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Requirements •
Deeds
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Assignment & Discharge of Mortgage
Recording Fees
The Property Records office
is responsible for recording all deeds, mortgages,
leases, affidavits, condominium declarations, quitclaim
deeds, certified copies of documents and other similar
instruments. Records date from 1871 to present.
It is our goal to maximize the quality of service
provided to the general public by timely recording,
preserving and retrieving of legal documents.
PLEASE NOTE: Each city and town in the State of
Rhode Island has its own Property Records recording
office. Property records are not recorded by county.
Recordings are to be sent to the appropriate recording
office of the property address.
Requirements
- All documents must
be ORIGINALS with original signatures or a CERTIFIED
COPY
- A 2 x 2 inch space
on the LAST page of the document and a 1 x 1 space
at the TOP of each document must be provided for
recording purposes
Rhode Island does NOT record by county.
Recordings are sent to the appropriate recording
office of the PROPERTY ADDRESS. All documents are
returned immediately upon recording.
Deeds
- Must be an
original executed document with all original
signatures
- Must be
notarized, with a RAISED seal if notarized out
of state
- Must have
Grantee's complete address
- When there is no
consideration the deed shall contain the
following language: "Consideration is such the
No Documentary Stamps are required."
- Where there is
consideration it is at the rate of $4.00 per
thousand rounded to the nearest $500.00.
- A reference to
R.I.G.L. 23-28.35-1 (Smoke Detector Law) must be
incorporated in the document.
Assignment & Discharge of
Mortgage
- Must
reference the Mortgagor in the document
- Must
reference the original Mortgage Book & Page
- Must
reference the Property Address
The Property Records office is NOT
permitted to give ou ANY form of legal
advice. It is recommended that you contact
an attoryney who is familiar with Rhode
Island law to assist you with any legal
questions you may have. We do not supply and
type of forms nor do we perform searches.
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Clerk's page
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