Cobb County Property Records in Georgia

A Cobb County title search examines the recorded chain of deeds at the Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court to confirm who owns the property, identifies every open security deed and lien, searches the General Execution Docket for judgments and fi. fa. entries against the parties, confirms that paid security deeds have been canceled, and surfaces materialman's liens, easements, plats, and restrictions. Because Georgia is a title-theory, race-notice state where deeds require two witnesses with one being a notary, a reliable title search confirms the vesting and verifies what is recorded and properly attested, combining the Clerk of Superior Court records, indexed statewide on the GSCCCA, with the Board of Tax Assessors data. You can search the GSCCCA and the assessors yourself for basic documents, but a complete examination across the recorded records, the General Execution Docket, and the tax records is what catches an uncanceled security deed or a recorded judgment. U.S. Title Records performs the full search for Cobb and delivers it by email, with the Expanded Title Search ($375) as the most comprehensive option.

The General Execution Docket, often abbreviated GED and sometimes called the lien docket, is the index the Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court keeps for judgments and liens, and it matters because in Georgia these claims are recorded separately from the deeds. When a creditor obtains a money judgment, it does not automatically attach to the debtor's real estate; it becomes a lien on property in the county only when a writ of fieri facias, recorded as a fi. fa., is entered on the General Execution Docket. State tax liens, materialman's and mechanic's liens, hospital liens, and lis pendens notices are also captured on this docket rather than in the deed records. The practical consequence is that a property's deed chain can look completely clear while a recorded judgment or lien sits on the docket against the current owner, ready to attach to the proceeds of a sale or refinance. A title or lien search that reviews only the recorded deeds, or relies on the Board of Tax Assessors parcel viewer, will miss these. A complete Cobb County search always reads the General Execution Docket and the lien filings alongside the deed chain. U.S. Title Records searches the docket, the recorded liens, and the deed chain together in the Full Owner Lien Report ($195) and the Expanded Title Search ($375).

A complete Cobb County lien search covers several sources: the Clerk of Superior Court, indexed on the GSCCCA, for security deeds and materialman's liens, the General Execution Docket for money judgments recorded as fi. fa. entries, the Tax Commissioner for delinquent property taxes and tax sale status, the state and federal tax authorities for tax liens, and UCC filings for business debts. A Georgia money judgment becomes a lien on real property when it is entered on the General Execution Docket, which is separate from the deed index, and a materialman's lien recorded under the lien statute attaches under strict deadlines, so both the index searched and the recording timing affect priority. Reading the record correctly means covering all of these, not just the Board of Tax Assessors parcel viewer, which does not show recorded liens. Our Lien Report ($95) covers recorded property liens, and the Full Owner Lien Report ($195) adds the judgment, tax, UCC, and bankruptcy searches against the owner.

Recorded Cobb County deeds are public records held permanently by the Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court and indexed statewide through the GSCCCA and the Clerk's Landmark system. Georgia transfers use the warranty deed, which offers the strongest covenants, the limited or special warranty deed, and the quitclaim deed, which transfers whatever interest the grantor has without warranties, while a security deed, also called a deed to secure debt or loan deed, secures a loan and conveys title to the lender rather than transferring ownership outright. A Cobb deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by at least two witnesses with one being a notary, a deed that transfers ownership for value requires a PT-61 transfer tax form disclosing the consideration, and as of 2025 real estate documents are filed electronically through the GSCCCA with the filer's identity verified and assigned a recording number. A clean copy with that recording number confirms exactly how title is held. U.S. Title Records retrieves the recorded vesting deed and prior conveyances by address or parcel number. A Deed Copy is $45, and a Chain of Title assembles every deed in order for $275.

Cobb County property records are kept by several offices. The Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court, through its Real Estate Division in Marietta, records and maintains deeds, security deeds, the General Execution Docket and lien filings, plats, condominium floor plans, and UCC filings, and is the source of recorded title; Georgia law requires these real estate records to be preserved permanently, and they are indexed and imaged statewide through the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, the GSCCCA. The Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors maintains the parcel, the owner, and the assessed value, set at 40 percent of market value in Georgia, and is usually the quickest way to find an owner by address. The Tax Commissioner collects the property taxes and handles tax sales. As of 2025, Georgia requires real estate documents to be filed electronically through the GSCCCA with the filer's identity verified. A complete search combines the Clerk of Superior Court records, the General Execution Docket, and the Board of Tax Assessors data. U.S. Title Records covers Cobb and all 159 Georgia counties at the same price, by address or parcel number.

Pricing is the same in Cobb County and across all 159 Georgia counties: Property Detail Report $29, Deed Copy $45, Title Search by Name $75, Lien Report $95, Full Owner Lien Report $195, Chain of Title $275, and Expanded Title Search $375. The $29 report is the quick ownership, parcel, and value check, the $195 report is the recommended due-diligence search that includes the General Execution Docket, and the $375 Expanded is the full title examination with security deed cancellation and plat review. There is no account, subscription, or commitment, one fee per property, delivered as a PDF by email. See the full schedule of fees. BBB A+ since 2009.