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Look up the easement rules for your county
Type a county or the city you live in. You will get the office that records easements there, the filing rules that decide whether a document is accepted, the strip widths that show up locally, and the steps for disputing an easement. With the state law that sits behind all of it.
101 counties across 50 states and the District of Columbia, 25 with the recording office’s own filing rules transcribed from its published pages.
Every county we cover
Jefferson County, AL
Birmingham · Jefferson County Probate Court, Recording Division
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodAnchorage Recording District, AK
Anchorage · Alaska DNR Recorder's Office, Anchorage Recording District
Free parcel viewer10-year use periodMaricopa County, AZ
Phoenix · Maricopa County Recorder
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer10-year use periodPima County, AZ
Tucson · Pima County Recorder
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer10-year use periodPulaski County, AR
Little Rock · Pulaski County Circuit/County Clerk, Real Estate Division
Free parcel viewer7-year use periodContra Costa County, CA
Concord · Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodFresno County, CA
Fresno · Fresno County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodKern County, CA
Bakersfield · Kern County Assessor-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodLos Angeles County, CA
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer5-year use periodOrange County, CA
Anaheim · Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodRiverside County, CA
Riverside · Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodSacramento County, CA
Sacramento · Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodSan Bernardino County, CA
San Bernardino · San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodSan Diego County, CA
San Diego · San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer5-year use periodSan Francisco County, CA
San Francisco · San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodSan Mateo County, CA
Redwood City · San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodSanta Clara County, CA
San Jose · Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer5-year use periodVentura County, CA
Ventura · Ventura County Clerk-Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodDenver County, CO
Denver · Denver Clerk and Recorder, Recording Division
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer18-year use periodJefferson County, CO
Golden · Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
Free parcel viewer18-year use periodHartford, CT
Hartford · Hartford Town and City Clerk, Land Records
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodNew Castle County, DE
Wilmington · New Castle County Recorder of Deeds
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodDistrict of Columbia, DC
Washington · DC Office of Tax and Revenue, Recorder of Deeds
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodBrevard County, FL
Melbourne · Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodBroward County, FL
Fort Lauderdale · Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division, Recording Section
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodDuval County, FL
Jacksonville · Duval County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodHillsborough County, FL
Tampa · Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller, Recording Department
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodLee County, FL
Fort Myers · Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodMiami-Dade County, FL
Miami · Miami-Dade Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Official Records
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodOrange County, FL
Orlando · Orange County Comptroller, Official Records
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodPalm Beach County, FL
West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodPinellas County, FL
St. Petersburg · Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodPolk County, FL
Lakeland · Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodCobb County, GA
Marietta · Cobb County Superior Court Clerk, Real Estate Division
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodFulton County, GA
Atlanta · Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, Real Estate Division
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodGwinnett County, GA
Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodHonolulu County, HI
Honolulu · Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances (statewide)
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodAda County, ID
Boise · Ada County Recorder
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodCook County, IL
Chicago · Cook County Clerk's Office, Recordings Division
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodDuPage County, IL
Naperville · DuPage County Recorder
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer20-year use periodLake County, IL
Waukegan · Lake County Recorder of Deeds
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodWill County, IL
Joliet · Will County Clerk, Recordings Division
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodMarion County, IN
Indianapolis · Marion County Recorder
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodPolk County, IA
Des Moines · Polk County Recorder
Free parcel viewer10-year use periodJohnson County, KS
Overland Park · Johnson County Register of Deeds
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodJefferson County, KY
Louisville · Jefferson County Clerk, Land Records
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodEast Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Baton Rouge · East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Free parcel viewer30-year use periodCumberland County, ME
Portland · Cumberland County Registry of Deeds
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodBaltimore County, MD
Towson · Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Land Records
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodMontgomery County, MD
Silver Spring · Montgomery County Circuit Court, Land Records Department
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodMiddlesex County, MA
Cambridge · Middlesex South Registry of Deeds
Free parcel viewer20-year use periodKent County, MI
Grand Rapids · Kent County Register of Deeds
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodOakland County, MI
Pontiac · Oakland County Register of Deeds
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodWayne County, MI
Detroit · Wayne County Register of Deeds
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodHennepin County, MN
Minneapolis · Hennepin County Recorder / Registrar of Titles
Free parcel viewer15-year use periodHinds County, MS
Jackson · Hinds County Chancery Clerk
Free parcel viewer10-year use periodSt. Louis County, MO
St. Louis · St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds
Free parcel viewer10-year use periodYellowstone County, MT
Billings · Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder
Free parcel viewer5-year use periodDouglas County, NE
Omaha · Douglas County Register of Deeds
Free parcel viewer10-year use periodClark County, NV
Las Vegas · Clark County Recorder
Local filing rulesFree parcel viewer5-year use period
General educational reference only. Prescription periods and their exceptions change, and several states set the period by case law rather than by statute. Read the linked official code and consult a licensed attorney in that state before relying on any of it.