|
|
Recorder's Office
440 Third Street • Suite 203 • Columbus, IN 47201
Phone 812-379-1520 • Fax 812-375-5440
About Us
General
Information
The elective
office of recorder was one of the first 4 local offices created
by the Constitution of the state of Indiana in 1816. It is the primary
duty of county recorders to record instruments submitted for recording
and maintain those records for perpetuity. Documents for statistical
record keeping purposes fall into four categories: deeds and other
conveyances, mortgages and other liens and their releases, miscellaneous
documents, and uniform commercial code documents.
Your
County Recorder:
- Records any
instrument submitted for recording, providing it meets essential
requirements.
- Records Deeds,
Mortgages, Assignments, Releases, Powers of Attorney, Real Estate
Contracts, Annexations, Trustee Elections, Affidavits, Surveys,
Federal Tax Liens, Mechanics Liens, Military Discharges, Articles
of Incorporation, Cemetery Deeds, Bonds, Plats, Condominiums,
Firms Doing Business Under Assumed Names, Delinquent Sewer Liens,
and Miscellaneous Instruments.
- Files Uniform
Commercial Code instruments.
- Supplies
copies of any instrument and certifies to those recorded upon
request.
Contact
Information
| Location: |
County
Government Building
440 Third Street, Room 203
Columbus, IN 47201 |
| Mailing
Address: |
P.O.
Box 1121
Columbus, IN 47202-1121 |
| Phone: |
812-379-1520 |
| Fax: |
812-375-5440 |
| Hours: |
8:00
am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday |
| Documents
received after 4:30 pm will be recorded the next business
day. |
|
