Listed below are definitions of commonly used transactions.
NOTE: What’s in parentheses is the abbreviation from the Instrument Type column of the Deeds Look-up table. You may also find what’s in parentheses is from the Grantee column of the Grantor search or in the Grantor column of a Grantee search.
(Please see Old-New document code conversion tables at the end of this page)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- ACC – Acceptance of Trust
- AFF – Affidavit
- AGR – Agreement
- APP – Appointment
- ASM – Assignment
- ATT – Attachment
- CERT – Certificate
- CERT – Certificate of Compliance
- COV – Covenant
- DEATH – Certificate of Death
- DEED – Deed
- DIS – Discharge
- EASE – Easement
- ENTRY – Certificate of Entry
- EXEC – Execution
- FTAX – Notice of Federal Tax Lien
- FTAXR – Release of Federal Tax Lien
- HOME – Declaration of Homestead
- JUD – Judgment
- LIEN – Lien
- MD – Master Deed
- MLC – Municipal Lien
- MOD – Modification
- MTG – Mortgage
- MTAX – Notice of Mass Tax Lien
- MTAXR – Release of Mass Estate Tax Lien
- NOT – Order of Notice
- ORD – Order of Conditions
- PA – Power of Attorney
- PLAN – Plan
- PR – Partial Release
- REL – Release
- REL – Certificate Releasing Mass. Estate Lien
- RSGN – Resignation
- RIDER – Rider
- SUB – Subordination
- TAKE – Tax Taking
- TRUST – Declaration of Trust
- UCC – UCC Financing Statement
- WAIV – Waiver