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

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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

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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

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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