If you are buying or refinancing a home in Lancaster County, PA, a strong title insurance company providing a title insurance policy will protect you from any loss. While some title defects will show up on your initial title report, others may not. Some of the most common title defects include:
- Undisclosed easements
- Incomplete or forged documents
- Previously unknown wills
- Uncertain Ownership
- Unpaid taxes owed on the property
As the homeowner, it is your responsibility to resolve these issues, which can cost you time and money. Some defects could even call your ownership rights into question! Having to file a quiet title action in court is not fun, so make sure you have the right title coverage in place. When you work with World Wide Land Transfer and its Pennsylvania title insurance agents, you know that your next real estate transaction will go smoothly and that there won’t be any costly surprises.
At World Wide Land Transfer we have been providing title insurance services to people in Lancaster County, PA, and surrounding communities for more than 20 years. If you are looking for a reliable title insurance company, we can help you find a policy and provide other services to facilitate your next real estate transaction. Call us today to speak with a title agent about title insurance in Berks County, PA, or to find a title insurance company serving Lancaster County, PA. We are a PA Title Company and service the entire Commonwealth. Remember you have the legal right to choose your own title company!
Title Insurance is a One-Time Purchase & the Policy Lasts as Long as You Own the Property
The great thing about getting a title policy is that you only have to pay one time. When you purchase an owner’s title insurance policy at the time of sale, it will cover you until you sell your home. If any title defects, property line issues, or undiscovered heirs should come up in the future, you won’t have to worry about them. While lenders are required to purchase lender’s title insurance for every transaction, homebuyers are not. That doesn’t mean you can go without! If any title defects come to light, we think you will find the one-time cost of your title policy will be well worth it.
One more thing: you have the right to choose your own title insurance company. Under federal law, it is illegal for any lender, attorney, realtor, or anyone else to mandate that you use a particular insurer. By choosing your own title insurance company for your real estate transaction in Lancaster County, PA, you can avoid any conflicts of interest.
Contact Us Today for a Title Quote!
Your Lancaster County, PA home purchase or refinancing is too important to leave anything up to chance. If you are concerned that title defects could put a damper on your next real estate transaction, call World Wide Land Transfer today to speak with a title agent about title insurance rates in the Lancaster County, PA area or anywhere else nationwide.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County local /ˈlæŋkɨstər/, sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 519,445.[2] Its county seat is Lancaster.
Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 99th largest of 361 MSAs in the United States.[3]
The County of Lancaster is a popular tourist destination. The term Pennsylvania Dutch comes from Pennsylvania German language, derived from the German Deutsch (‘German’), Dutch Duits (‘German’), Diets (‘Dutch’): they are the descendants of Germans (Deutsche) who immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries for the freedom of religion offered by William Penn,[4] and were attracted by the rich soil and mild climate of the area.[5] Freedom from poverty and political uncertainty also was a major factor. Also attracted to promises of religious freedom, French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution with significant numbers of English, Welsh and Scots-Irish[6] settled this area in 1710.
Boroughs
Christiana, Pennsylvania is the least populated borough in Lancaster County, as of 2010.[103] Ephrata is the most populous.
Adamstown (a small part is also in Berks County), Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Denver, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville,
New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Terre Hill
TOWNSHIPS
Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, Earl, East Cocalico, East Donegal, East Drumore, East Earl, East Hempfield, East Lampeter, Eden
Elizabeth, Ephrata, Fulton, Lancaster, Leacock, Little Britain, Manheim, Manor, Martic, Mount Joy, Paradise, Penn, Pequea, Providence, Rapho, Sadsbury, Salisbury,
Strasburg, Upper Leacock, Warwick, West Cocalico, West Donegal, West Earl, West Hempfield and West Lampeter
Tax Collector info:
ADAMSTOWN BORO Rosemary Johnston (717)-484-4423
AKRON BORO Ann S. Nolt (717) 859-1600
BART TWP John E. Martin (717) 786-4728
BRECKNOCK TWP Nancy J. Kulp (717) 445-7828
CAERNARVON TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
CHRISTIANA BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
CLAY TWP Deb Zerbe (717) 336-0294
EAST COCALICO TWP Joan K. Fischer (717) 484-4975
WEST COCALICO TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
WEST COCALICO TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
UPPER
COLERAIN TWP Anna W. Thompson (717) 529-2435
COLUMBIA BORO Borough of Columbia (717) 684-2467
CONESTOGA TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
CONOY TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
DENVER BORO Brian Weaver (717) 336-5823
EAST DONEGAL TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
WEST DONEGAL TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
DRUMORE TWP Linda S. Martin (717) 548-2392
EAST DRUMORE TWP Martha E. Delong (717) 786-3721
EARL TWP
EAST EARL TWP East Earl Township (717) 354-5593 ext. 21
WEST EARL TWP Robert E. Coble, Jr. (717) 556-8294
EAST PETERSBURG BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
EDEN TWP
ELIZABETH TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
ELIZABETHTOWN BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
EPHRATA BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
EPHRATA TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
FULTON TWP Margaret G. Gordon (717) 548-2638
EAST HEMPFIELD TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
WEST HEMPFIELD TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
EAST LAMPETER TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
WEST LAMPETER TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
LANCASTER CITY Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
LANCASTER TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
LEACOCK TWP Leacock Township (717) 768-8585
UPPER LEACOCK TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
LITITZ BORO Jeannie A. Nearhoof (717) 626-1975
LITTLE BRITAIN TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
MANHEIM TWP Jerry W. Tueche, Treasurer (717) 569-6408 ext.103
MANHEIM BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
MANOR TOWNSHIP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
MARIETTA BORO Jody Shaffner (717) 426-4143
MARTIC TWP Doris J. Frey (717) 284-4855
MILLERSVILLE BORO Millersville Borough (717) 872-4645
MOUNT JOY BORO Mount Joy Borough (717) 653-2300
MOUNT JOY TWP-UPPER Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
MOUNT JOY TWP-LOWER Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
MOUNTVILLE BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
NEW HOLLAND BORO New Holland Borough (717) 354-4567
PARADISE TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
PENN TWP
PEQUEA TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
PROVIDENCE TWP Mary E. Brooks (717) 284-2113
QUARRYVILLE BORO Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
RAPHO TWP Melva J. Kready (717) 665-3827
SADSBURY TWP Stacey L. Hoopes (610) 593-1215
SALISBURY TWP Salisbury Township (717) 768-8059
STRASBURG BORO Borough of Strasburg (717) 687-7732
STRASBURG TWP Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
TERRE HILL BOROUGH Lancaster County Treasurer (717) 299-8222
County of Lancaster
Office of Recorder of Deeds
Office Address
150 North Queen Street P.O. Box 1478
Suite #315 Lancaster, PA 17608-1478 Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: 717-299-8238
Fax: 717 -299-8393
E-mail : bbowman@co.lancaster.pa.us
Websites : www.lancasterdeeds.com
2014 Fee Schedule Recorder of Deeds for Lancaster County Title Insurance:
BASE fee for recording Deeds and Mortgages maximum of 4 pages.
This fee includes DEEDS and MORTGAGES ONLY, and reflects the adoption of the County Affordable Housing Ordinance ($11.50) and $23.50 for Act 49.
$53.50
BASE fee for recording most other documents maximum of 4 pages.
This fee includes Agreements, Modifications, Assignments, Releases, Mortgage Satisfactions, Subordination Agreements/Postponements, Installment Sales Agreements, Leases for a term of 30 years or longer, Right-of-Ways, and Easements.
$42.00
BASE fee for other miscellaneous documents maximum of 4 pages Powers of Attorney, Memos of Lease (-30 years) and Deputations
$18.50
EACH additional page after 4 is $2.00.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN!
Plans and Maps
Condominium Plans (Minimum 18″x24″, Maximum 24″x36″)
$30.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page (Note: first page is the cover page created in the recorder’s office, then it’s $2.00 for each page of plan.)
State Highway Plans
$15.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page
Subdivision Plans (Minimum 18″x24″, Maximum 24″x36″)
$15.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page (Note: The first page is the sheet provided by planning, and then $2.00 for each page of the plan)
Mylar and paper plans are both accepted for recording.
Filing Fees
Copies of notice for each municipality (each page)
$5.00
U.C.C. Secured Transactions
$100.00
UCC-3 (Standard Form) each document
$100.00
Veterans Service Discharge (DD-214)
FREE
Miscellaneous Fees
Certifications
$10.00
Copies (Each page)
$.25
Service Charge
$5.00
