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To search the records by mail, send a written request containing:

• Title of the document
• Names listed on the document
• Year the document was recorded

If you cannot provide the exact year the document was recorded, you must provide the years you want searched.

What Records Are Available?

Real estate records from 1850 to present are available.

When Will I Receive My Copy?

Orders will be processed within 20 working days from the date the request is received.

Fees and Payment Options

Fees vary by the type of recorded document. View the full list of Real Estate Records.

We accept:

• Checks
• Money orders

Make payable to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and mail to:

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Real Estate Records

P.O. Box 1130

Norwalk, CA 90651-1130

We do not accept:

• E-Checks
• Temporary checks
• Foreign checks (with the exception of Canada and Mexico)

If an E-Check, temporary or foreign check is received, the request will be rejected and sent back to the submitter requesting a new method of payment.

Please do not send cash as a form of payment. No requests are available via telephone.

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