Microsoft Word - BIS FayetteDeeds Online Quick User Reference

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FAYETTECOUNTYCLERKONLINELANDRECORDSSEARCHSITE

https://fayettedeeds.com

UsethissearchsitetolocatelandrecordsforFayetteCounty,delinquentproperty

taxrecords,torequestcertifiedcopiesofyourmarriagelicense,andtosubmitthe

worksheetforamarriagelicense.Recordsonthissiteareimagedfrommid‐1989

topresent.Forthepre‐1989index,clickonthe

buttonatthebottomoftheLand

Recordssearchpage.

1. Land Records Search: property deeds, plats, mortgages, liens.You may need

theserecordsforschoolregistration,toapplyforbuildingpermits,ortoprove

ownershipofproperty.

2. MarriageSearch1989–Present:requestcertifiedmarriagelicensecopy.You

mayneedtheserecordstoapplyforREALIDsor

operator’slicenses,insurance,

socialsecurity,pensions,etc.Formarriagerecordspriorto1989,contactour

office.

3. TaxBillSearch:delinquentpropertytaxbillsearchandcalculation.

4. MarriageForm:onlineworksheettosubmitpriortocomingintocompleteyour

marriagelicenseapplication.Complete&followinstructionsatthe

bottomof

thescreen.

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LANDRECORDSSEARCH

UsethissearchscreentolocateapropertyDeed(mayalsobeQuitclaimDeed,Deedof

Conveyance,DeedofTrust)todemonstrateownershipofrealproperty,aPlatwhichshows

subdivisionlotlinesandmayalsoshoweasements,andotherrecordsofmortgages,liens,etc.

 Intheprovidedfields,enterthenameofowner(grantor/grantee)tosearchbyname,

streetnumberandnametosearchbyaddress.

 Youcannarrowyoursearchbydatesbyenteringdaterangeinformation,ornarrowby

‘instrumenttype’byclearingthelisttotherightandcheckingtheboxforthetypeof

documentyouaresearching.

 UseF2,enterkey,orclickon‘Search’tosearchthedatabase.

 Fromthe‘PickList’tab,youcannarrowtoaspecificname,andselectthatnameto

ShowRecords(F7).Youcan‘SelectAll’toseeallrecordsforallnames.

 FromtheIndexList,youcandouble‐clickalinetoseetheindexingfortherecord,and

theimageoftherecordatthebottomofthescreen.YoucanprintorsavethePDF,or

downloadaTIFFimage.

 ExitbackthroughyourtabsorgostraightbacktoHometoreturntothemainsearch

screen.

 TOLOCATEYOURPLAT,startbysearchingforyourdeedorrecentmortgage,andifyour

propertyisplatted,therewillbearecordoftheCabinetandSlide#inthelegal

description,suchasC‐297.Notethatreference.Ifthereisnoplat,youmayseearecord

ofmetes&bounds,whichyoucansubmitinlieuofaplatforabuildingpermit.

 FromthemainsearchscreenentertheCabinet#intheBookfield,andSlide#inthe

Pagefield.Searchorentertogototheplatrecord.

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MARRIAGESEARCH

Usethissearchscreentosearchforarecordofmarriagefrommid‐1989to

presenttime.Youwillnotbeabletoseetheentirerecord,onlythepartiesand

thedate.Youcanpurchaseacertifiedcopyoftherecordonlinethatwillbe

mailedtoyou.Forrecords

ofmarriagespriorto1989,pleaserequestacopy

eitherinpersonduringbusinesshours,Monday–Friday,8:00a–4:30p,ormaila

requestwith$6.00(check,cash,ormoneyorder)toFayetteCountyClerk,162E.

MainStreet,Room132,Lexington,KY40507.

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Enter the parties’ names as they would have appeared at the time of the

marriage(i.e.maidenname),andbesureto‘searchbothapplicants.’

 Onthenextscreen,youwillseealistofapplicantsmatchingthose names,

andthemarriagedate.

 Youcanclickon‘requestcopy’

topurchaseacertifiedcopywithacreditcard.

 Therecordwillarrivewithin3‐5businessdays.

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TAXBILLSEARCH

UsethisscreentosearchfordelinquentpropertytaxbillsforFayetteCounty

properties.AnyrecordsofcurrenttaxyearbillswillbeheldbytheFayette

CountySheriff,andcanbesearchedatwww.fayettesheriff.com.

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 Enterinformationinanyfieldtosearch–propertyownername,billnumberand

taxyear,PVAaccount/parcelnumber,or streetaddress with street numberand

name.Youcanclicktheboxtoshowonlydelinquentbills,ortoshowallrecords

ofpaid,assigned(soldtothirdpartypurchasers),

ordelinquentbills.Clickon‘Tax

BillSearch’togotothelist.

 Trysearchingbyseveraldifferentfieldsifyoureturnnoresults.

 OntheSearchResultslist,youcandouble‐clickalinetoviewtheinformationor

clickonthehyperlinkforBillNumber.

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Onadelinquentbill record,youcanscrollhalfwaydowntheinformationpageto

calculatecurrentamountdue.Thecurrentamountdueasoftoday’sdatewillbe

inthe‘AmountDue’field.Tocalculatetoafuturedate,enterthefuturedatein

thetaxcalculator,andclickon‘calculate’.

Thenewamountwillshowtotheright

ofthecalculatebutton.