Document Types

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

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  • ACC – Acceptance of Trustee
  • AFT – Affidavit– (Generic, Scriveners, 5B, 35B, 35C)
  • DMAFT – Affidavit to Discharge a Mortgage
  • ESTAF – Affidavit of Estate
  • AGREE – Agreement
  • ESMT– Agreement for Right of Way
  • AMFTL – Amending of Federal Tax Lien
  • AMEND – Amendment– (Generic)
  • AMFS – Amendment Financing Statement
  • AP AC – Appointment/Accept of Trustee
  • APP – Appointment of Trustee
  • A/ATT– Approval of Attachment
  • AB – Approval of Bond
  • AP – Approval of Plans
  • ASMT – Assessments
  • ASNAT –  Assignment of Attachment
  • A/BID– Assignment of Bid
  • ASNEX – Assignment of Execution
  • AFS – Assignment of Financing Statement
  • ASSGN – Assignment– (Generic)
  • AL – Assignment of Leases and Rents
  • ASN – Assignment of Mortgage
  • ASNOP – Assignment of Option
  • ASNPR – Assignment of Proceeds
  • AR– Assignment Rents
  • AGREE – Assumption Agreement
  • ASFS – Assumption of Financing Statement
  • ATT– Attachment

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  • BOND – Bond
  • BYLAW– Bylaws

C (Back to Top)

  • CERT – Certificate of– (Generic)
  • 6D – Certificate of Common Charges
  • COMP – Certificate of Compliance
  • D/BET – Certificate of Dissolving Betterments
  • CI– Certificate of Inventory
  • CERT – Certificate of Judgment
  • CNFTL – Certificate of Nonattachment of Federal Tax Lien
  • RDMP – Certificate of Redemption
  • CERT – Certificate of Trustee
  • M792 – Certificate Releasing Mass. Estate Lien
  • CN – Change of Name
  • CSL – Child Support Lien
  • CMPLT– Complaint
  • CONS – Consent
  • XFS – Continuing of Financing Statement
  • CV – Covenant

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  • DAM – Dam Registration
  • DAMSP – Dam Safety Permit
  • DC – Death Certificate
  • DECSN– Decision (Planning Board or Assessors)
  • DH – Declaration of Homestead
  • DHMOB – Declaration of Homestead (Manufactured Homes)
  • CV – Declaration of Protective or Restrictive Covenants
  • DNTR – Declaration of Trust
  • DCRE – Decree
  • DEED – Deed
  • DIS – Discharge– (Generic)
  • REL – Discharge of Assignments of Leases & Rents
  • D/ATT– Discharge of Attachment
  • DLCSL – Discharge Child Support Lien
  • D/EX– Discharge of Execution
  • DL– Discharge of Federal Tax Lien
  • DLMTL– Discharge Massachusetts Tax Lien
  • DM– Discharge of Mortgage
  • DOM – Discharge of Obsolete Mortgage
  • DISCL– Disclaimer & Release, Renunciation
  • DISML– Dismissal
  • TERM – Dissolution, Termination or Revocation of Trust
  • D/BET – Dissolving of Betterments
  • DEC– Divorce Decree

E (Back to Top)

  • ESMT – Easement
  • ENT – Entry to Foreclose
  • ESTAF– Estate Affidavit
  • AFT – Estoppel Affidavit
  • EX– Execution
  • EXTN–Extension of Attachment or Execution
  • EXTN – Extension Permit (Wetlands)

F (Back to Top)

  • FTL – Federal Tax Lien
  • FJ– Final Judgment
  • FS– Financing Statement
  • FDD– Foreclosure Deed
  • FDAFT– Foreclosure Deed /Affidavit

G (Back to Top)

  • ASSGN– Generic Assignment
  • P/REL– Generic Partial Release

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I (Back to Top)

  • INTD– Interest Deed

J (Back to Top)

  • JUDG – Judgment

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L (Back to Top)

  • LSE– Lease or Notice of Lease
  • LIC– License
  • LIEN– Lien (Agri./Hort./Forest/Rec./Demol./Mech.)
  • LIEN– Lien (Statement of Claim & Notice of Lien)
  • LIEN– Lien (Trash)
  • BOND– Lien Bond
  • LFEST– Life Estate
  • LP– Lis Pendens

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  • MC– Marriage Certificate
  • MTL– Massachusetts Tax Lien
  • MSDD – Master Deed
  • MLIEN– Medical Assistance/ MassHealth Lien
  • MERGE– Merger Certificate
  • AMEND– Modification Agreement
  • MTG – Mortgage
  • MOTN– Motion to Avoid Judicial Liens
  • MW– Motion to Withdraw
  • LIEN– Municipal Charges Lien
  • ML – Municipal Lien Certificate
  • M792– M792 Certificate

N (Back to Top)

  • NOTE– Note
  • NTCE– Notice of — (Generic)
  • NHZD– Notice of Activity & Use Limitation
  • NC– Notice of Contract
  • LSE– Notice of Lease

O (Back to Top)

  • OPT– Option
  • ORDER– Order– (Generic)
  • ORDER – Order of Conditions
  • OC – Order of Court
  • DEED– Order of Court
  • ON – Order of Notice

P (Back to Top)

  • PASN– Partial Assignment of Mortgage
  • PRCMP– Partial Compliance
  • P/REL – Partial Release– (Generic)
  • PR/AL– Partial Release of Assignment of Leases & Rents
  • PR/AR– Partial Release of Assignment of Rents
  • PR/AT– Partial Release of Attachment
  • PR/CV– Partial Release of Covenant
  • PR/EX– Partial Release of Execution
  • PRFTL– Partial Release of Federal Tax Lien
  • PR/FS– Partial Release of Financing Statement
  • PRL– Partial Release of Lien
  • PR/LP– Partial Release of Lis Pendens
  • PRMTL– Partial Release of Massachusetts Tax Lien
  • PRELM– Partial Release of MassHealth Lien
  • PR– Partial Release of Mortgage
  • PR/RS– Partial Release of Restrictions
  • P/REL– Partial Release of Rights of First Refusal
  • PRMW– Partial Withdrawal in Tax Lien Case
  • PWFTL– Partial Withdrawal of Federal Tax Lien
  • NTCE– Petition For Partition
  • ORDER– Preliminary Injunction
  • PA – Power of Attorney

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R (Back to Top)

  • DEED– Receivers Deed
  • RDMP– Redemption
  • REL– Release (Covenant, LP, Life Est., Opt, Easement, Homestead, Restrictions, Forest Liens, Horticultural Lien, Notice of Contract)
  • REL– Release of Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents
  • DLCSL– Release of Child Support Lien
  • DL– Release of Federal Tax Lien
  • F792– Release of Federal Estate Tax Lien
  • RFS– Release of Financing Statement
  • M792– Release of Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien
  • RELM– Release of Massachusetts Health Lien/ Medical Assistance
  • REL– Renunciation of Rights Under Statement of Entry Into Tax Deferral & Recovery Agreement
  • NTCE– Renunciation of Rights Under Statement to Continue Municipal Lien
  • RG AC– Resignation & Acceptance of Trustee
  • RG AP– Resignation & Appointment of Trustee
  • R A A– Resignation, Appointment & Acceptance of Trustee
  • RSGN – Resignation of Trustee
  • RESOL– Resolution
  • RS– Restrictions
  • REV– Revocation of Certificate of Release of Federal Tax Lien
  • REVM– Revocation of Certificate of Release Notice of Massachusetts Tax Lien
  • REVOC– Revocation of Power of Attorney
  • RIDER – Rider
  • OPT– Right of First Refusal

S (Back to Top)

  • AGREE– Septic System Repair Program Contract
  • NTCE– Septic System (Approval of Tank)
  • SP– Special Permit
  • XML– Statement Filed to Continue Municipal Lien
  • SA– Statement of Account
  • SC– Statement of Claim
  • LIEN– Statement of Entry Into Tax Deferral & Recovery Agreement
  • STIP– Stipulation
  • DISML– Stipulation of Dismissal
  • SBRDN – Subordination– (Generic)
  • SBFTL – Subordination of Federal Tax Lien
  • SBRFS– Subordination of Financing Statement
  • AGREE– Subordination Nondisturbance & Attornment Agreement
  • SL– Surrender of Lease
  • MTG– Supplemental Indenture

T (Back to Top)

  • TAK– Taking
  • TT – Tax Taking
  • RFS– Termination of Financing Statement
  • SL– Termination of Lease
  • TERM– Termination of Trust/ Revocation of Trust
  • AGREE– Third Party Lender Agreement
  • DEED– Trustee Deed
  • CERT– Trustee Certificate

U (Back to Top)

  • FS– UCC Financing Statement

V (Back to Top)

  • VAC– Vacation of Decree or Judgment
  • VAR– Variance/ Notice of Variance
  • VOTE– Vote

W (Back to Top)

  • W– Waiver of Corporate Excise Tax Lien
  • W– Waiver of Foreclosure
  • W– Waiver of Frontage
  • W– Waiver of Rights of First Refusal
  • MW– Withdrawal in Tax Lien Case
  • WFTL– Withdrawal of Federal Tax Lien

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