No. A deed is a legal document establishing property ownership. The State of Tennessee prohibits the Register of Deeds and staff from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Therefore, we are not permitted to prepare, alter, or revise a deed. We suggest you consult an attorney.

With very limited exceptions, any documents recorded may be obtained either by visiting the Register's office in person or by contacting our office at 615-792-4317. Information needed to retrieve a copy includes names of the buyer/borrower or seller/lender, date of transaction, and the address of the subject party.

Copies are $.15 per page, excluding large copies of plats which are $5.00 per page. A certified copy of a document is $1.00 per page.

If your property is located in a subdivision for which a plat has been recorded, we can provide a copy of the plat. If a survey of your property has been recorded, we can provide a copy; however, it is not required that surveys be recorded. For properties not located in a platted subdivision or properties without recorded surveys, we can provide a copy of your deed which typically includes a metes and bounds description of your property.

No. The Register's office cannot perform a title search, which is the necessary step to take to determine if there is a lien against a particular parcel of land. You may contact a title company or an attorney to provide this service for you. However, most records in the Register's office are open to the public, and we are happy to assist you in determining if there are instruments of record in the office which may constitute a lien on your real property.

Yes. In accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee, all indexes for recorded documents within the Register's office are based on name. In order to search by address you may contact the Cheatham County Assessor of Property at (615) 792-5371.

Yes. The fee depends upon the type of document.  For calculations of fees please contact our office at (615) 792-4317.

The only type of copy that can be recorded in our office is a Certified Copy of a document that has been recorded or filed in another government office. Otherwise, state law generally requires a document to be an original, signed, authenticated instrument in order to be eligible for recording in our office.

No.  There are several local title companies that specialize in real estate transactions.  Many attorneys offer this service as well.