Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Neil Kelly, Clerk

Official Records Search Disclaimers & Notices

Welcome to the Lake County, Florida Official Records database of the Clerk of the Circuit and County Court. Please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk's Office (Recording Division) at 352-253-2600 to clarify any information on this site.

To search and view Official Records for Lake County, Florida, you must read and accept the disclaimer below.

Official Record (OR) Image in PDF Format

When viewing a document in Official Records, you may choose to create a PDF file of the document through Adobe Acrobat Reader. Creating a PDF file will allow you to designate the quantity and specific pages you wish to print. To use this feature, simply click the “View PDF” button above the document image.

Online database includes the following:

RECORD TYPE RECORDING DATE RANGE BOOK TYPE CODE Official Records January 1,1957 - Present Day O Plats October 11, 1884 - Present Day P Condo Plats September 30, 1971 - Present Day C Deeds August 5, 1887 - December 31, 1956 DEED Tax Deeds November 23, 1887 - December 4, 1956 TD Land Patents August 18, 1887 - August 19, 1936 Land Patents recorded after August 19, 1936 are found in Deed Books. PAT Military Discharges June 10, 1920 - December 31, 1956 Military Records recorded after 1956 are found in Official Records Books. MIL Marriages August 17, 1887 - Jun 22, 2000 Some Marriage Records recorded after 1998 are found in Official Records Books. It is recommended that both W & O book types are searched for years 1998-2000. MAR

Online Records Search Disclaimer

The Clerk's Office presents the information on this web site as a service to the public. The Clerk's Office makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link. Assessing accuracy and reliability of information is the responsibility of the user. The user is advised to search on all possible spelling variations of proper names in order to maximize search results. The Clerk’s Office maintains the highest quality standard for images contained in our database. We scan documents using 300 DPI (dots per inch) in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 1B-26.003(10)(d). The quality of our images is equivalent to or better than the quality of the original document. The index information that is provided may not reflect all updates, changes, or rulings. Please note that the information may be partial and does not take the place of a search of the actual documents and court files. Some dates shown on the index are approximated where the original document did not have a recording date. Sealed or expunged records may not be disclosed. Portions of certain documents may have been redacted as required by law. The Clerk's Office shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any damages in connection with the use of the information contained herein. Any person or entity using this information hereby releases the Clerk and its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims arising from the use of this site or the information contained herein. The Clerk maintains all immunities provided by law including, without limitation, the limits of liability found in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. Communications made by email to this site or to the Clerk's office shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the Clerk or any of its employees with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the Clerk or any of its employees, where notice is required by any federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations.

PUBLIC RECORD LAWS

On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or filing a document for recording in the Official Records may not include a social security number in such document unless required by law.

Any person has the right to request the Clerk/County Recorder to redact/remove his or her social security number, from an image or copy of an Official Record that has been placed on such Clerk's/County Recorder's publicly available Internet website.

The request must be legibly written, signed, and delivered in person or by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission to the Clerk/County Recorder. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security number. Request forms are available in our office, or you may download the Social Security or Account Number Removal Request form here. No fee is charged for this service.

Florida Law required that images of county Official Records be published on the Internet by 2006. The Clerk was instrumental in assisting the Legislature in developing measures to protect the most sensitive types of information belonging to the public.

Effective Immediately, Florida Statute 28.2221(5)(a) provides that on or after June 5, 2002 images of the following types of documents may not be placed on a "publicly available Internet website":

• Military Discharge
• Death Certificates
• Court files, records of paper relating to matters or cases governed by
  
  • The Florida Rules of Family Law
  • The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
  • The Florida Rules of Probate

For documents recorded prior to June 5, 2002, any "affected person" may request that the Clerk of Court/Comptroller or County Recorder remove an image of one of the above-listed documents from a "publicly available Internet website." This request must be in writing and may be delivered in person, by mail, electronically, or by facsimile. The request must specify the "identification" page number of the document to be removed. Forms are available in our office upon request, or you may download the OR Image Removal Request form here. No fee is charged for this service. Contact information for form submissions is as follows:

• In Person: Lake County Public Records Center, Recording Division, 122 E. Main St., Tavares, FL 32778
• By Mail: Lake County Clerk of Court, Attn: Recording Division, P.O. Box 7800, Tavares, FL 32778
• Electronically: recordingdivision@lakecountyclerk.org
• Via Facsimile: (352) 253-2616

Florida law requires that images and copies of the above-listed documents remain on file and available to the public upon request in the Office of the Clerk/County Recorder.

 

 

NOTICE: Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to public records requests, do not send electronic mail to the Clerk’s Office. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.