Deeds and additional ownership documentation (circa 1810 to present) is available online or in person at the Recorder's Office, located on the 4th floor of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building. Circa 1860-1945, available at the Cuyahoga County Archives.
Document Formatting Requirements (9) A one and one-half-inch margin of blank space across the top of each of the remaining pages of the instrument or document to accommodate any certification or endorsement of the county engineer, county auditor, or county recorder, as may be required by law.
While it is generally wise to record your deed, Ohio law does not require a deed to be recorded for title to pass from you (the grantor) to a grantee. To transfer title, you must deliver the executed and acknowledged deed to the grantee.
In Ohio, only an attorney can draft a deed for others. All title companies must use an attorney to draft deeds.
Deed not recognized in Ohio: Ohio does not recognize joint tenancy with right of survivorship—a common-law form of joint ownership under which a surviving co-owner automatically receives a deceased co-owner's interest.
Deeds brought to the County Recorder's Office for recording must contain the following information: Name(s) of the buyer(s) and seller(s); Legal description of the property (can be obtained from our Copy Center); Signature(s) of the seller(s); Preparation statement (if notarized in the State of Ohio);
In California: “An unrecorded instrument is valid as between the parties thereto and those who have notice thereof.”
Deeds brought to the County Recorder's Office for recording must contain the following information: Name(s) of the buyer(s) and seller(s); Legal description of the property (can be obtained from our Copy Center); Signature(s) of the seller(s); Preparation statement (if notarized in the State of Ohio);
In California, an unrecorded interest is valid between the parties thereto and those who have notice thereof. (Civ. Code § 1217.) Just because a deed is unrecorded doesn't mean it isn't valid.
Margins of at least 1 inch of each side of the page and on the bottom; 3 inch margins on the top of the first page, reserved for Recorder, Auditor and Engineer; 1 1/2 inch margin on the top of each remaining pages.