Search for a Deed If you do not know the property owner, you can call the Broward County Property Appraiser at 954-357-6830, or visit the Broward County Property Appraiser's website and search by street address to find out who owns a property.
Paper titles are generally received within 3-4 weeks. Please note: Titles cannot be printed at home, and they cannot be picked up from a Florida county tax collector's office or service center after a title transaction has been completed online.
Liens are the most common title defect. Mortgages, unpaid real estate taxes, HOA assessments, and court judgments are examples of liens. Other common title problems are errors in the public records, missing owners, invalid deed signatures, unknown encumbrances, document errors, and boundary disputes.
Visit the County Tax Collector's Website Once you have the correct county appraiser and tax collector, you can typically search for the property using its address or parcel number. This search will provide you with valuable initial information, including: Current owner's name.
Some searches can be completed in as little as a few hours, but in most cases, a title search will take between 10 and 14 days. In general, the older the home, the longer the title search.
In Florida, a title search can be completed in a few days and usually no longer than two weeks, depending on how many times the property has changed owners. Extensions are rare since title companies have the technical means to provide a quick examination.
Choosing the Title Company Typically in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, for example, that is customarily the buyer. While title insurance is not required when buying a home in Florida, as a buyer it is in your very, very best interest to do so.
Title agents and title companies in Florida are governed by state laws and administrative orders and is overseen by the Florida Department of Financial Services which supervises the licensing and regulation of title agents.
How Using Different Escrow Companies Works In Florida. Florida real estate regulations make it clear that sellers cannot force a buyer to use their preferred title/escrow company of the sale. In fact, state law doesn't require sellers or buyers to use escrow companies, nor demand they use the same one if they do.
Under the law, really it's up to the parties to decide. It's a completely negotiable term. Each party or each side has an interest in choosing the closing agent. For the seller, they're the ones that have to provide clear title at the seller's table.