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
- ACPT – Acceptance of Trust
- AFFT– Affidavit
- AGRT – Agreement
- APPT – Appointment
- ASGT – Assignment
- ATT – Attachment
- CERT – Certificate
- COMPL – Certificate of Compliance
- COVNT – Covenant
- CRMEL – Certificate Releasing Mass. Estate Lien
- DEATH – Certificate of Death
- DEED – Deed
- DH – Declaration of Homestead
- DNTR – Declaration of Trust
- DIS – Discharge
- EMNT – Easement
- EXON – Execution
- FTL – Notice of Federal Tax Lien
- JUDG – Judgment
- LIEN – Lien
- MDEED – Master Deed
- MLC – Municipal Lien
- MODFN – Modification
- MSALE – Mortgage Sale
- MTG – Mortgage
- MTL – Notice of Mass Tax Lien
- ONOT – Order of Notice
- ORDR – Order of Conditions
- PATY – Power of Attorney
- PL – Plan
- POSS – Certificate of Entry
- PRL – Partial Release
- REL – Release
- RESGN – Resignation
- RFL – Release of Federal Tax Lien
- RIDER – Rider
- M792 – Release of Mass Estate Tax Lien
- SUBOR – Subordination
- TAXT – Tax Taking
- UCC – UCC Financing Statement
- WVR – Waiver