Free Property Recording Alerts

Stay informed about documents recorded against your property. Free county alert programs can notify you when deeds, mortgages, or other records match your registered name or property.

Thoroughbred Title Services encourages homeowners to sign up. Alerts do not prevent fraudulent recordings or provide insurance coverage, but they can help you identify unexpected activity and respond promptly.

Hudson Valley and Surrounding Counties

• Westchester County — Register by owner name or property address.
• Putnam County
• Dutchess County — Monitor up to four names through Dutchess Deed Watch.
• Rockland County — Select “PropertyCheck” on the linked page.
• Orange County
• Ulster County
• Sullivan County
• Columbia County
• Greene County

New York City

Sign up for NYC’s Notice of Recorded Document program

One program covers all five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Register using your property address or borough, block, and lot number.

Co-op owners: Registration may generate notices for the entire building rather than your individual apartment.

Long Island

• Nassau County — Monitor owner names and/or property identifiers. Follow the county’s signup link.
• Suffolk County — Follow the Homeowner’s Watch List (HOWL) registration instructions. Condominium owners need the exact tax map number.

Capital Region

• Rensselaer County
• Albany County — Contact the County Clerk’s Office for current Fraud Alert enrollment instructions.

After You Sign Up

Complete any required email confirmation and register separately in each county where you own property. For name-based programs, follow the instructions for adding other owners or name variations. An alert may concern someone with the same name and does not automatically mean fraud.

Don’t Recognize a Recorded Document?

Review the document through the recording office’s official website or contact the office for assistance. If it appears unauthorized, promptly contact your attorney and report suspected fraud to law enforcement. Notify your owner’s title insurance company so it can evaluate whether coverage applies.

Program information reviewed November 4, 2026. Services are administered by the respective government offices and their designated providers. Enrollment requirements and availability may change. Links open in a new tab.