Recording of deeds in Delaware is done at the:
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State capital
There is no centralized state capital recording office for real property deeds in Delaware; recording is decentralized to the county level specifically so that records are maintained close to the property and accessible to local title searchers and attorneys.
County Recorder of Deeds office
Town clerk
Town clerks in Delaware may maintain certain local records, such as municipal ordinances or meeting minutes, but they are not the designated recording officers for real property deeds; deed recording authority is vested in the county Recorder of Deeds, not municipal officials.
Federal registry
There is no federal registry for private real property deeds in the United States; real property law is a matter of state and local jurisdiction, and the federal government does not maintain a national database of private deed recordings.
Why is this correct?
Under Delaware law, specifically Title 25 of the Delaware Code governing property, deeds must be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds in the county where the property is located — New Castle, Kent, or Sussex County — to provide constructive notice and establish priority against subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers. Each of Delaware's three counties maintains its own Recorder of Deeds office, which is the official custodian of land records for property within that county's boundaries. This county-based system is consistent with the practice in the vast majority of U.S. states and is the only legally recognized recording mechanism for real property deeds in Delaware.
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