A search of county and local tax records to ascertain the existence of tax liens, including current taxes due or paid.

A search of New Jersey county and local tax records to ascertain the existence of tax liens, including current taxes due or paid.

A search of local records to check if the most recent taxes and/or liens have been paid up to time of closing.

A search to verify if a domestic or foreign corporation transacting business in the state has actually paid its franchise taxes.

A Bankruptcy Search will determine whether an individual or corporation has filed for bankruptcy. Dockets will be provided if available.

A Patriot Search will determine whether an individual or corporation has been added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

A copy of all currently in force Certificate of Occupancies on record, plus a report of any plans filed after the Certificate of Occupancy was issued. If a Certificate of Occupancy was never issued, the legal use, as determined by plans filed with the Building Department and any other department which may affect the legal use, will be reported.

A search of municipal records depicting work on a specific property that the New York City Housing Preservation and Development (Bureau of Emergency Repairs) has approved to be done and has been completed. The fees for proposed or completed work are the responsibility of the record owner and will become a lien if not paid.

A report showing all violations of record with, as applicable, the Fire Marshal or Fire Department's local and/or Central Files.

A report using the Federal Flood Maps indicating the classification of the particular site. An explanation of the classification will determine whether or not flood insurance is mandatory.

A search to determine if sidewalk violations exist. Our report includes the date of notice of violation and the violation number.

A search of Housing Department and Building Department records for all pending violations of both the local building code and the New York Multiple Dwelling Law.

We will request a copy of the most recent survey filed with the Building or Planning Department.

A Sewer Search is a report reflecting the appropriate municipal agency’s records as to whether the property is hooked up to the municipal sewer system. In Suffolk County, we will provide the sewer bill amount-due separately, if applicable.

A Survey Inspection will examine the specific property and issue a survey inspection; a report listing any changes made to the property structure(s) and to the property since the last survey.

For properties within the five boroughs of NYC, a street report will give the street title details and the street mapped condition as shown on the applicable NYC final plan. The street title details will state whether NYC has a title as well as when and how the title was transferred. With all other properties, a street report will identify whether the municipality maintains the street area.

• Search up to 40 years (or the standard in the specific jurisdiction).
• Full written chain of title.
• Full copies of all deeds in the chain of title.
• Copies of pertinent pages from any open mortgages or liens.
• Search of all relevant courts in the jurisdiction for judgments or open cases against any and all parties on title going back two owners, or a minimum of 20 years (federal tax liens included).
• Copies of any open judgments, docket reports, or both.
• Full copy of the plat, if property is part of platted land.
• First Page Copy of exceptions (easements, restrictions, etc.)

Includes 20-year deed chain, judgments, liens, and mortgages.

A search of local records to check if any updates have been issued up to the time of closing.

A Certificate of Good Standing certifies that an LLC was legally formed and properly maintained.

Once your documents are recorded, we will retrieve the recording information. This includes: the recording date, document number and CRFN or corresponding document identification number for each document.