Duties:
The Register of Deeds office cannot draft documents and cannot provide legal advice of any kind.
The Register of Deeds office records, files, indexes and maintains documents authorized by law based on the Wisconsin statutes. All real estate documents that affect ownership of property, easements, mortgages, satisfactions, land contracts, name changes, power of attorney, federal tax liens, plats and certified survey maps are recorded in this office. This office also files Vital Records which include birth, death, and marriage records along with military discharges.
Duties carried out by the Register of Deeds office are set forth in Wisconsin Statute 59.43(1).
Disclaimer:
All real estate records are public records. Vital records may be restricted under Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 69 pertaining to ‘direct and tangible interest’ for certified/non-certified copies.
Order Vital Records online, click here (for USPS or FEDEX delivery)
REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS:
Search and purchase real estate documents online at TAPESTRY (Public) or LAREDO (commercial).
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Additional Information/Services:
Standard Document Format – Standard document format for Wisconsin real estate recordings (Link)
Legal Description – Statutory Legal Descriptions (Link)
Recording & Filing Fee Schedule -Recording Fees for Wisconsin real estate documents (Link)
WI Department of Revenue – Real Estate Transfer
DOR Real Estate Transfer Fee (Link)
Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association – Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association main index page. (Link)
Notaries Sign up here for fraud alerts. (Link)
Elected Official:
Andrea Noethe
Address:
111 S. Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 391
Lancaster, WI 53813
Phone:
(608) 723-2727
FAX:
(608) 723-4048
Email:
anoethe@co.grant.wi.gov
Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday
Committee:
