County Recorder Real Estate Abbreviations

County Recorder Real Estate Abbreviations

Common Real Estate Document Abbreviations Used by County Recorders:  Last updated:  April 11, 2025

UCC Filing Abbreviations

  • AM – Amendment UCC
  • AS – Assignment UCC
  • BK – Bankruptcy UCC
  • BS – Bulk Sales
  • CO – Continuation UCC
  • CR – Correction Statement UCC
  • FS – Financing Statement UCC
  • FA – Financing Statement with Assignment UCC
  • FX – Fixture Statement
  • MH – Manufactured Home UCC
  • RL – Release UCC
  • TS – Termination UCC
  • BT – Termination Bankruptcy UCC
  • UT – Transmitting Utility UCC
  • VO – Void UCC

Property Document Abbreviations

  • MX – Deed of Trust & Security Agreement
  • D – Deeds
  • FL – Filed Lien
  • LI – Liens
  • LB – Log Brand
  • MI – Mining
  • MS – Miscellaneous
  • RM – Monument Record
  • M – Mortgages
  • PR – Partial Release UCC Central File Only
  • PL – Plat
  • PA – Power of Attorney
  • PO – Property Ownership
  • PE – Public Recreational Easements
  • RS – Record Survey
  • TL – Tax Lien

U.S. State and Territory Abbreviations for Real Estate Records

State Abbreviations A-M

  • AL – Alabama
  • AK – Alaska
  • AZ – Arizona
  • AR – Arkansas
  • CA – California
  • CO – Colorado
  • CT – Connecticut
  • DE – Delaware
  • FL – Florida
  • GA – Georgia
  • GU – Guam
  • HI – Hawaii
  • ID – Idaho
  • IL – Illinois
  • IN – Indiana
  • IA – Iowa
  • KS – Kansas
  • KY – Kentucky
  • LA – Louisiana
  • ME – Maine
  • MD – Maryland
  • MA – Massachusetts
  • MI – Michigan
  • MN – Minnesota
  • MS – Mississippi
  • MO – Missouri
  • MT – Montana

State Abbreviations N-Z

  • NE – Nebraska
  • NV – Nevada
  • NH – New Hampshire
  • NJ – New Jersey
  • NM – New Mexico
  • NY – New York
  • NC – North Carolina
  • ND – North Dakota
  • OH – Ohio
  • OK – Oklahoma
  • OR – Oregon
  • PA – Pennsylvania
  • RI – Rhode Island
  • SC – South Carolina
  • SD – South Dakota
  • TN – Tennessee
  • TX – Texas
  • UT – Utah
  • VT – Vermont
  • VA – Virginia
  • VI – Virgin Islands
  • WA – Washington
  • WV – West Virginia
  • WI – Wisconsin
  • WY – Wyoming

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