Trace Title Deed For Free

You can find your property records online at the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Massachusetts Land Records website at MassLandRecords.com. Access is available to deeds, mortgages, plans, and other land records recorded in the various Registries of Deeds.

This polygon layer depicts the boundaries of the 21 Massachusetts Registries of Deeds districts.

To search for a deed, you will need to provide us with the name of the individual to be searched, the county and a 5-year date span. When a deed search is requested, we follow these procedures: We locate the cumulative index (if available), usually in a book separate from the deed books.

Recording Massachusetts Deeds. A Massachusetts deed must be recorded in the registry of deeds that covers the recording district where the property is located. Most recording districts are organized at the county level, so that all real estate in a county is recorded with that county's registry of deeds office.

To obtain a copy of a plat or deed, contact the local Registers of Deeds office or Clerk of Court. Below is a list of counties with corresponding links to their Registers of Deeds office or Clerk of Court.

Online. You can locate and print a non-certified copy of your deed online for free. From click on 'Document Search'. You will be brought to the Suffolk Registry page at .masslandrecords.com/suffolk, with the search criteria set to Recorded Land Name Search.

How Much is a Massachusetts Property Search? Type of SearchCostO&E Report (Residential)$87.95Two Owner Search (Residential)$137.9530-Year Search (Residential)$185.00Title Update$40.002 more rows

In most counties deeds are searchable on the county government website for free. Copies of historical deeds cost a small fee and can be obtained in person or through request through the county website. All deeds are public record and there are no restrictions to view property ownership of any property for any time.