Worcester Registry of Deeds - Real Estate Records (2024)

FAQs

How do I find out who owns the property in Worcester, MA? ›

Deeds showing ownership are available from the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

Finding Your Deed in Massachusetts

To locate your deed, click on the county name of the registry where the property is located. The "Search Criteria" in the banner at the top of the page will give you options for searching, including name, address, or book and page.

This polygon layer depicts the boundaries of the 21 Massachusetts Registries of Deeds districts.

Property ownership information can be requested from the County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. For more information, please visit their website to Request a Real Estate Record.

Who pays for what on closing costs when purchasing a home in Massachusetts? Answer: The seller typically pays the deed stamps (a tax paid at the registry of deeds $4.56 per thousand of purchase price) realtor commissions, fees for clearing title, mortgage payoff and fees associated with the mortgage.

While the Government Code does not specify any particular time within which an instrument must be recorded, priority of recordation will ordinarily determine the rights of the parties if there are conflicting claims to the same parcel of land/property, i.e., the title thereto or an interest therein.

Unrecorded deeds are legally binding on the persons who have knowledge of the deed but recorded deeds are absolute proof of ownership. Once recorded, the original deed is returned to the new owner who usually deposits it in a place of safekeeping with his or her important papers.

The Land Court has superintendence authority over the registered land districts in the county Registries of Deeds and plays an important role in facilitating the transfer of registered land property ownership.

To do this, you must create a new deed that conveys an interest in the property to this other person. Technically, anyone can make up a new deed, but we strongly advise you to hire a lawyer to do it.

Do deed restrictions expire in Massachusetts? ›

Time Limitations: §23 & §27

Deed restrictions cannot be enforced for more than thirty years unless a longer period is specifically stated. M.G.L.

Massachusetts laws

Describes the instrument that must be recorded in the Registry of Deeds when real estate is transferred by a trustee.

Worcester County, Massachusetts - Census Bureau Profile.

Leominster city, Worcester County, Massachusetts is a city, town, place equivalent, and township located in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The third-largest city in the county, its population was 41,946 at the 2020 census.