Guide to Recording Documents in Osceola County

• •The Clerk & Comptroller is legally required to record instruments related to property ownership, transfers, and encumbrances.
• •Official records are kept permanently and can only be altered or removed via a court order.
• •Deeds and property documents must include the grantor's notarized signature with their name and address printed below it.
• •Deeds require two individual witnesses to sign, with their names printed below their signatures.
• •As of January 1, 2024, the post office addresses of witnesses must be printed beneath their names on deeds.
• •Deeds must include a complete legal description of the property.
• •Deeds must include the mailing address of the grantee and the full name and address of the document preparer.
• •The Clerk records various documents including mortgages, liens, tax warrants, judgments, and military discharge papers.
• •Electronic signatures are accepted if certified by a notary public according to state law.
• •The Recording Department provides a limited set of blank forms for documents required by Florida law.

Residents and property owners must follow these specific formatting and notarization rules to ensure their legal documents, such as deeds and mortgages, are officially recorded and recognized by the county.

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