A county-wide elected office with a four year term, the Recorder's position is held by Bonnie L. Bowman.  Mrs. Bowman has been the County Recorder since 2010.

The Recorder of Deeds is responsible for recording documents in two main areas:  Real Estate and Uniform Commercial Code.  Other documents, such as Military Service Discharges, foreign birth certificates, as well as obscure documents like cattle brands, are also recorded here.  All documents, except Military Service Discharges, are public record and are readily available in the Office for scrutiny.

Records in this office provide data about real estate transactions and historical perspective.  Deeds, mortgages, releases, easements, surveys, land plans, restrictions, and road right-of-ways are examples of such documents.

Lancaster County's web site allows records to be searched online for Real Estate and Uniform Commercial Code records (via SearchDocs) and tax and parcel information (via GISMO).

• To find out information about a particular address:  You can search by using the Property Assessment Search Site.  (For questions about using this site, please contact Property Assessment at 717.299.8381.)
• If you have questions about becoming a Notary Public:   You can find information on our notary information page.
• If you are looking to download a particular form:   You can get certain blank documents in Word and PDF format on our Form Downloads page.
• If you are wondering what the Recorder of Deed office is doing about online document security:  You can see what we are doing on our Recorder of Deeds Citizen's Privacy Initiative site.
• If you want to know what our recording fees are:   Click here for our Fee Bill.
• If you want to search a particular Notary Public :  You can search on the PA Department of State's Notary subsite.