Hancock County Recorder

Types of Documents Filed or Recorded in the Recorder's Office
 

Deeds
Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Survivorship Deeds, Sheriff's Deeds, Certificate of Transfers

Mortgages
Mortgage, Mortgage Releases, Assumptions, Encumbrances, Assignments, Subordinations, Waivers of Priority

Land Contracts

Affidavits, Easements, Leases 

Plats
Drawings showing location of lots and boundaries, usually of subdivided land.

Condominiums
Drawings of property where there is individual ownership of portions of a building and joint ownership of common elements.

Annexations, Ordinances, State Centerline Surveys, Street Name Changes, Vacating of Streets and Alleys

Partnerships, Power of Attorney Trusts, Miscellaneous Records

Zoning Resolutions, Maps and Amendments

Annexations, Petitions, State Centerline Surveys, Street Name Changes, Vacating of Streets and Alleys

Military Service Discharges (DD-214)

Financing Statements
Filed under provisions in the Uniform Commercial Code

Corporation Mergers, Name Changes, Cancellations 

Liens
Mechanic's Liens, Notices of Commencement, Recognizance Bond Liens, Corrupt Activity and Medicaid Fraud Liens, Unemployment Compensation Liens, Workers' Compensation Liens, Federal Tax Liens, Personal Tax Liens