Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds - Fayette County
Register
The Register of Deeds is elected by the people and serves a four-year term. This office records, indexes, and stores all real estate and business related documents that are presented for registration.
Deed Records
Property Transfers
Mortgages
Liens
Protect Your Fayette County Property and Business
Your property or business may be one of your largest investments, and safeguarding it from fraud is crucial for your peace of mind. Our Property Fraud Alert system provides you with the protection you need. Utilizing the latest technology, we monitor any potential threats and promptly notify you so you can take action before issues arise. We are pleased to offer this valuable service to help secure your assets and provide confidence in their protection.
Register Primary Contacts
Eddie Patta, Register
Brenda Mitchell
Peggy Riles
Kim Akins
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No, all documents are to be prepared with the necessary requirements (see filing requirements) for recording before bringing it to the office. As we are not attorneys,m we make no legal claim as to the validity of the document. It only has to meet filing requirements for recording.
The document which shows you own your property is called a deed. This document should have been given to you at the time of purchase. If for some reason you cannot find it, we can make you a copy from our records. We do not retain any originals. They are returned to the person or firm who brings or mails them to our office. A release of lien is filed upon payment in full to your mortgage comapny. These releases are filed by your mortgage company and a copy is available to you upon recordation. You may receive this original document in the mail from your mortgage company.
The only type of copy that can be recorded in our office is a Certified Copy of a document that has been recorded in another government office. Otherwise, we must have original, signed, notarized documents in order to record them in our office.
One of the requirements for recording is a signature with a notary acknowlegement. The seal should be placed near the notary name. As many times as you are required to sign, it should be followed with an acknowledgement and a seal.
Yes, this is one of the requirements and it will be rejected for recording without being placed on the document. Senate Bill 2961/House Bill 3254 passed and effective April 11, 2012, gives the preparer the permiossion to place the name and address of the preparer anywhere within the document.
No, this requires a title search to be performed, therefore, we have no legal authority to provide you with this information. If you are looking for the status of a specific encumbrance (release, assignment, etc.) we will gladly look at this for you.
Our records are indexed by a grantor/grantee system in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee. We can find a deed by name only in our office. If you have only an address, you may call the Fayette County Property Assessor and request the taxpayer for a certain property. Their phone number is 901-465-5226.
Yes, as long as you can provide us with the needed information to locate the document, we can inform you of date, time and volume and page number.
Yes, we can inform you of the attempt to release a deed of trust, but we will make no legal claim as to the accuracy of the document.
If property was conveyed by a warranty deed, it requires either an oath of consideration or a statute as to why it might be an exempt document (divorce, creating tenants, etc.). We can give you the amount placed on the oath, and sworn to as the actual consideration or value, at the time of recording.
Any and all documents which evidence indebtedness.
Our office is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Our office requires an oath on all transfers unless there is a Tennessee statute cited as to why it is an exempt document.
We will accept cash, Check (personal or business) with required ID, or money order. We do not accept credit or debit cards at this time.
No, surveys are not a recorded document. If your land is in a subdivision, we can show you the recorded plat of the entire area. This will provide you with lot size and any set back or easements at the time of recording. The Assessor of Property can provide tax and aerial maps of acreage property. These maps are not official surveys, only drawn by the description cited on your deed.
Yes. Please contact our office at 901-465-5251 to schedule a time and date.
No, non-probated wills are kept in a safe place until death, because they can be changed at any time. Until death occurs a will is only the wishes of the decedent and does nothing in regard to the real estae in our office. Probated wills, especially from another county or state are sometimes recorded here if the decedent owns property in Fayette County.
Location
Fayette County Mayor’s Office
P.O. Box 218
13095 North Main Street
Somerville, TN 38068