Miami-Dade County Clerk - County Recorder's Record Search Hints

County Recorder's Record Search Hints

Welcome to the County Recorder Official Record Search System.
You may conduct a search for documents based on various criteria
and view detailed information regarding any particular document.

Here is a brief explanation and examples for the fields that are available for entry:

PARTY NAME
The name of the person or company that you are looking for. When entering a person's name, include at least the first letter of their first name to avoid extensive search results from last name only entries.
Example: Lastname, Firstname
Example: ABC Vendor
BEGINNING DATE
The first date you want your search to begin on.
Please enter the year as a 4-digit number.
Example: 1/1/2000
ENDING DATE
The last date you want to conduct your search through.
Please enter the year as a 4-digit number.
Example: 1/31/2000
DOCUMENT TYPE
The different types of documents that are filed within the system. Click on the box and a pull down menu will appear where you may scroll through the documents and select the exact type you would like to search for.
CFN Number
If you know the exact Clerk's File Number that you are looking for, enter it here. The number is broken into 2 parts separated by the letter R. There is no need to enter the R, just the 4-digit YEAR then the SEQUENCE number.
RECORDING BOOK/PAGE
If you know the Recording Book and Page where your document is recorded, you may enter them and browse through the documents located there to find the particular document you are searching for.
PLAT BOOK/PAGE
If you know the Plat Book and Page where your document is recorded, you may enter them and browse through the documents located there to find the particular document you are searching for. If the Plat PAGE is a whole number, add a zero to the end of it. If your PAGE includes a decimal, simply drop the decimal point. You may further refine your search by also providing the Block Number and/or Party Name if so desired.
Example: PAGE 113 as 1130
Example: PAGE 3.1 as 31
For Plat Book A enter 1000 as the book
For Plat Book B enter 2000 as the book

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- NOTE -
If you need a more detailed search method than the public search provides,
please use our SUBSCRIPTION service.