County easement guides
What easements typically show up on a lot in each county, which office holds the recorded documents, and how long adverse use has to run in that state before a right can harden.
Arizona
Phoenix · Maricopa County Recorder
California
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Anaheim · Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Riverside · Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
San Diego · San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
Colorado
Denver · Denver Clerk and Recorder
Golden · Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
Florida
Fort Lauderdale · Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
Tampa · Hillsborough County Clerk of Court
Miami · Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
Orlando · Orange County Comptroller, Official Records
Georgia
Atlanta · Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court
Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court
Illinois
Chicago · Cook County Clerk's Office, Recordings Division
Naperville · DuPage County Recorder
Minnesota
Minneapolis · Hennepin County Recorder / Registrar of Titles
Nevada
Las Vegas · Clark County Recorder
New York
Long Island · Suffolk County Clerk
North Carolina
Charlotte · Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds
Raleigh · Wake County Register of Deeds
Ohio
Columbus · Franklin County Recorder
Texas
Houston · Harris County Clerk
Austin · Travis County Clerk
Utah
Salt Lake City · Salt Lake County Recorder
Washington
Seattle · King County Recorder's Office
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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.