Cheshire County
Anna Z. Tilton, Register
33 West Street Keene, New Hampshire 03431
Phone: 603-352-0403
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Anna Z. Tilton, Register atilton@nhdeeds.com
Mira Cook, Deputy mcook@nhdeeds.com
Copy Dept. Tel (603) 355-3001/Fax (603) 355-4859 Cheshirecopies@nhdeeds.com
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The following abbreviations are used in the index books to describe the type of document that has been recorded. (Definitions according to Black’s Law Dictionary) AFFID – Affidavit – A written declaration or statement of facts made voluntarily AG – Agreement – A mutual understanding between two or more parties AN – Assignment – A transfer of some kind of property usually intangible such as rights to a mortgage or lease AT – Attachment – A document used to seize debtor’s property in order to secure a debt CD – Collector’s deed – Tax Collector deeds property for delinquent taxes DC – Death Certificate – (Usually filed when there was joint tenancy and one of the parties has died) FID DEED – Fiduciary Deed – A deed in which a person manages property for another, i.e. executor of an estate, receiver in bankruptcy DISCH – Discharge – To release – to extinguish an obligation EA – Easement – The right to use the land of another for a special purpose FORECL – Foreclosure Deed – Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of mortgagor for satisfaction of a mortgage MTG – Mortgage – An interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt PR – Partial Release – Releasing specific parcels PW – Power of Attorney – An instrument authorizing another to act as one’s agent or attorney M-H Quit – Manufactured Housing Quitclaim M-H Wty – Manufactured Housing Warranty QUIT – Quitclaim Deed – A deed that neither the grantor or anyone claiming under him has encumbered the property RO – Right of Way – The right of a party to pass over land of another TA – Tax Advertisement – Advertising for non-payment of property taxes TS – Tax Sale – Selling for the amount of delinquent taxes, thereby creating a lien – NOT a sale of the property TP– Tax Release – Redemption of delinquent property taxes TT – Tax Lien – Process by which tax collector liens owner for non-payment of property taxes WTY – Warranty Deed – Deed is one in which the grantor warrants good title LEGAL TERMS USED IN THE REGISTRY &AL – When &AL follows a name in the index, there are others as a party to the document. If John & Mary Smith purchased property, they would be listed in the index as Smith, John &Al and Smith, Mary &AL ATTORNEY – One who is appointed and authorized to act in the place of another, (In the most common sense, this means an “Attorney at Law” or a “Lawyer” CREDITOR – One to whom a debt is owing by another person DEBTOR – One who owes a debt DEFENDANT – The party whom relief or recovery is sought in an action or suit GRANTEE – The person who is receiving the property GRANTING CLAUSE – The beginning paragraph of a document stating the sellers and buyers GRANTOR – The person who is transferring property LIEN – A charge or encumbrance upon property MORTGAGE – A mortgage is an interest in a loan created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or payment of a debt MORTGAGEE – He that takes or receives a mortgage MORTGAGOR – One who pledges property to secure a loan PLAINTIFF – A person who brings an action – the party who complains or sues in a civil action PLAT – (Also referred to as a plan or a map) A drawing showing the location and boundaries of individual properties REFERENCE CLAUSE – Follows the legal description and often begins “Meaning and intending to convey” and then often recites book and page where the current seller acquired the property now being sold – SUBDIVISION- The division of a parcel of land into two or more lots SURNAME – The last name changing the records. |