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.
Search by county and question to jump straight to your county guide and the answer you need, or open the county recorder contact directory to reach the office that holds your documents. The recording fee reference compares how each office structures its filing charges.
Alabama
Birmingham · Jefferson County Probate Court, Recording Division
Alaska
Anchorage · Alaska DNR Recorder's Office, Anchorage Recording District
Arizona
Phoenix · Maricopa County Recorder
Tucson · Pima County Recorder
Arkansas
Little Rock · Pulaski County Circuit/County Clerk, Real Estate Division
California
Concord · Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder
Fresno · Fresno County Clerk-Recorder
Bakersfield · Kern County Assessor-Recorder
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Anaheim · Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Riverside · Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Sacramento · Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder
San Bernardino · San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk
San Diego · San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
San Francisco · San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Redwood City · San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
San Jose · Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
Ventura · Ventura County Clerk-Recorder
Colorado
Denver · Denver Clerk and Recorder
Golden · Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
Connecticut
Hartford · Hartford Town and City Clerk, Land Records
Delaware
Wilmington · New Castle County Recorder of Deeds
District of Columbia
Washington · DC Office of Tax and Revenue, Recorder of Deeds
Florida
Melbourne · Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Fort Lauderdale · Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
Jacksonville · Duval County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Tampa · Hillsborough County Clerk of Court
Fort Myers · Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
Miami · Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
Orlando · Orange County Comptroller, Official Records
West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
St. Petersburg · Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Lakeland · Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Georgia
Marietta · Cobb County Superior Court Clerk, Real Estate Division
Atlanta · Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court
Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court
Hawaii
Honolulu · Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances (statewide)
Idaho
Boise · Ada County Recorder
Illinois
Chicago · Cook County Clerk's Office, Recordings Division
Naperville · DuPage County Recorder
Waukegan · Lake County Recorder of Deeds
Joliet · Will County Clerk, Recordings Division
Indiana
Indianapolis · Marion County Recorder
Iowa
Des Moines · Polk County Recorder
Kansas
Overland Park · Johnson County Register of Deeds
Kentucky
Louisville · Jefferson County Clerk, Land Records
Louisiana
Baton Rouge · East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Maine
Portland · Cumberland County Registry of Deeds
Maryland
Towson · Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Land Records
Silver Spring · Montgomery County Circuit Court, Land Records Department
Massachusetts
Cambridge · Middlesex South Registry of Deeds
Michigan
Grand Rapids · Kent County Register of Deeds
Pontiac · Oakland County Register of Deeds
Detroit · Wayne County Register of Deeds
Minnesota
Minneapolis · Hennepin County Recorder / Registrar of Titles
Mississippi
Jackson · Hinds County Chancery Clerk
Missouri
St. Louis · St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds
Montana
Billings · Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder
Nebraska
Omaha · Douglas County Register of Deeds
Nevada
Las Vegas · Clark County Recorder
New Hampshire
Manchester · Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
New Jersey
Hackensack · Bergen County Clerk, Land Records
New Mexico
Albuquerque · Bernalillo County Clerk
New York
Brooklyn · New York City Register (ACRIS)
Rochester · Monroe County Clerk
Manhattan · New York City Register for New York County (ACRIS)
Queens · New York City Register for Queens (ACRIS)
Long Island · Suffolk County Clerk
White Plains · Westchester County Clerk
North Carolina
Charlotte · Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds
Raleigh · Wake County Register of Deeds
North Dakota
Fargo · Cass County Recorder
Ohio
Columbus · Franklin County Recorder
Cincinnati · Hamilton County Recorder
Akron · Summit County Fiscal Office
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City · Oklahoma County Clerk
Oregon
Portland · Multnomah County Recording, Division of Assessment and Taxation
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh · Allegheny County Department of Real Estate
Doylestown · Bucks County Recorder of Deeds
Norristown · Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds
Philadelphia · Philadelphia Department of Records
Rhode Island
Providence · City of Providence Recorder of Deeds
South Carolina
Greenville · Greenville County Register of Deeds
South Dakota
Sioux Falls · Minnehaha County Register of Deeds
Tennessee
Memphis · Shelby County Register of Deeds
Texas
San Antonio · Bexar County Clerk
Plano · Collin County Clerk
Denton · Denton County Clerk
Sugar Land · Fort Bend County Clerk
Houston · Harris County Clerk
Conroe · Montgomery County Clerk
Fort Worth · Tarrant County Clerk
Austin · Travis County Clerk
Round Rock · Williamson County Clerk
Utah
Salt Lake City · Salt Lake County Recorder
Vermont
Burlington · City of Burlington Clerk and Treasurer, Land Records
Virginia
Fairfax · Fairfax County Circuit Court, Land Records Division
Washington
Seattle · King County Recorder's Office
West Virginia
Charleston · Kanawha County Clerk
Wisconsin
Milwaukee · Milwaukee County Register of Deeds
Wyoming
Cheyenne · Laramie County Clerk
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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.