Abbreviations

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

A (Back to Top)

• ACPT – Acceptance of Trust
• AFFT– Affidavit
• AGRT – Agreement
• APPT – Appointment
• ASGT – Assignment
• ATT – Attachment

B (Back to Top)

C (Back to Top)

• CERT – Certificate
• COMPL – Certificate of Compliance
• COVNT – Covenant
• CRMEL – Certificate Releasing Mass. Estate Lien

D (Back to Top)

• DEATH – Certificate of Death
• DEED – Deed
• DH – Declaration of Homestead
• DNTR – Declaration of Trust
• DIS – Discharge

E (Back to Top)

• EMNT – Easement
• EXON – Execution

F (Back to Top)

• FTL – Notice of Federal Tax Lien

G (Back to Top)

H (Back to Top)

I (Back to Top)

J (Back to Top)

• JUDG – Judgment

K (Back to Top)

L (Back to Top)

• LIEN – Lien

M (Back to Top)

• MDEED – Master Deed
• MLC – Municipal Lien
• MODFN – Modification
• MSALE – Mortgage Sale
• MTG – Mortgage
• MTL – Notice of Mass Tax Lien

N (Back to Top)

O (Back to Top)

• ONOT – Order of Notice
• ORDR – Order of Conditions

P (Back to Top)

• PATY – Power of Attorney
• PL – Plan
• POSS – Certificate of Entry
• PRL – Partial Release

Q (Back to Top)

R (Back to Top)

• REL – Release
• RESGN – Resignation
• RFL – Release of Federal Tax Lien
• RIDER – Rider
• M792 – Release of Mass Estate Tax Lien

S (Back to Top)

• SUBOR – Subordination

T (Back to Top)

• TAXT – Tax Taking

U (Back to Top)

• UCC – UCC Financing Statement

V (Back to Top)

W (Back to Top)

• WVR – Waiver

X (Back to Top)

Y (Back to Top)

Z (Back to Top)

Document Codes conversion charts

Standard Document Codes with Corresponding ”Old” Document Names & Types

“Old” Document Names with Corresponding “New” Standard Document Codes