Northern Essex Registry of Deeds

The Northern Essex Registry of Deeds is a recording office of all land transactions in Northern Essex County including: Andover, Lawrence, Methuen and North Andover.

We are also a research library for recorded land transactions. Our records date back to 1869. We give the public full access to the same records available to anyone using the computer search screens at the Registry of Deeds building in Lawrence. We have made available to you the following:

- Recorded Land Document indexes from 1967 to the present.
- Recorded Land Document images from 1869 to the present.
- Recorded Land Plan indexes complete to the present.
- Recorded Land Plan images complete to the present.

Services Provided at the Registry
- Order a copy of your current Deed, Declaration of Homestead and other Documents Recorded with the Registry
- One-Stop Resource Center for Homeowners and Businesses
- Information about the Massachusetts Homestead Act
- Massachusetts Declaration of Homestead Forms
- On-Site Public Computer Terminals to Access and Print Registry Records
- Updated Website and Live Online Purechat
- Bilingual Customer Services (“Spanish Services”)
- Information Booklets regarding Your City or Town which includes Consumer Protection and Property Fraud Information
- Administer Notary Oath and Commission to Qualify Services
- Free Notary Public Service
- “By the Numbers” – Monthly Recording Statistics
- Corporate Certificate Pick-Up
- “Registry on the Move” Community Outreach Deed and Homestead Seminars
- Ongoing Registry Educational Events for Real Estate Agents, Lawyers, Town and City Offices and all other interested parties
- Please visit our website @ lawrencedeeds.com or contact our Customer Service Department for additional resources.