{Bonnie L. Bowman}
Bonnie L. Bowman, Recorder of Deeds
Welcome to the Online Lancaster County Recorder's Office!
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 GIS property search).
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On February 2, 2010, the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds office will be hosting the Property Records Education Partners (PREP) PA Southeast Regional Meeting. If you want to connect with other people in the records industry and other local county Recorders, please attend! For more information and how to register,
please download this PDF. Registration begins at 9AM and the program at 9:15AM.
Starting December 8, 2009, a state-mandated fee increase will be going into effect in our office. Please note the following changes:
BASE fee for recording Deeds and Mortgages
maximum of 4 pages
This fee includes DEEDS and MORTGAGES ONLY, and reflects the adoption of the County Affordable Housing Ordinance and the $10.00 Act 122 increase and the $13.50 Act 49 increase.
$53.50
BASE fee for recording most other documents maximum of 4 pages.
This fee includes Mortgage Assignments, Mortgage Releases, Mortgage Satisfactions, Installment Sales Agreements, Leases for a term of 30 years or longer, and Easements. This fee reflects the adoption of the $10.00 Act 122 increase and the $13.50 Act 49 increase.
$42.00
BASE fee for recording Right-of-Ways
maximum of 4 pages
AS OF DECEMBER 8, 3009
$42.00
BASE fee for recording Satisfaction Pieces
maximum of 4 pages
$42.00
WHEN CREATING COVER PAGES, PLEASE NOTE THE FEE CHANGES WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 8 IN OUR SYSTEM. IF CREATE YOUR COVER PAGE BEFORE THEN AND BELIEVE YOUR DOCUMENT WILL ARRIVE IN OUR OFFICE BY THE 8TH, PLEASE ADJUST YOUR CHECK ACCORDINGLY TO MATCH THE NEW FEES. DOCUMENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE NEW FEE WILL BE REJECTED.
Please keep in mind that this is an increase mandated by the State and not the Recorder of Deeds office. For any questions you may have,
please read this letter from the State. If want to speak to the Recorder, please contact Mrs. Bowman at 717.299.8240.
New Addresses
Mailing Address:
Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Office
P.O. Box 1478
Lancaster, PA 17608-1478
Office and Overnight Mail Address:
Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Office
150 N. Queen St.
Ste 315
Lancaster, PA 17603
New Document Downloads! Get ready for the new system with these PDF documents.
Getting started with our web site:
Links to other county property searches
Please contact Property Assessment at
717.299.8381 for questions about this site.
Please note that to comply with the new
Right to Know Law, GIS has removed Owner Name
information from the search. More information
is available on their web site. If you have
questions about this or the GIS Property Search,
please contact their office at 717.391.7550.
