DeedWatch

State directory · Pennsylvania

Free deed & property fraud alerts in Pennsylvania

2 Pennsylvania counties are verified with a free alert so far — each checked against the recorder or clerk's own published source. The directory grows county by county; unverified counties are listed honestly, never guessed.

Land records are kept by

the Recorder of Deeds in each county (in Philadelphia, the Department of Records)

Counties / districts in this directory

2 verified

Statewide system

None — programs are county by county

Cost of every listed alert

Free

How it works in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania records with county Recorders of Deeds. Philadelphia's Department of Records runs a fraud-notification offering for city property owners, and Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) participates in Property Fraud Alert — both verified below. The rest of Pennsylvania's 67 counties are being verified recorder by recorder.

Verified Pennsylvania services

Every row below was verified against an official county, court, or state source in October 2026. If a signup page has moved, tell us at help@doogex.com — corrections are folded into our quarterly re-check.

County / districtStatusServiceRun byHow you are notifiedSignup
AlleghenyFree alertProperty Fraud Alert (PFA)
PFA signup URL and Allegheny land-records URL were printed in a municipal fraud-alert flyer hosted by Borough of Findlay citing Allegheny County Division of Real Estate; alert when a document is filed with subscriber's name. No dedicated alleghenycounty.us PFA page was found in search.
Allegheny County Division of Real EstateemailOfficial page ↗
PhiladelphiaFree alertFraud Guard
Also called Deed Fraud Guard. Since 2019, free email alert if subscriber's name appears in a deed, mortgage or other document recorded with Department of Records; notaries can also enroll. City page directs users to phila.gov/deed-fraud to create account (text seen on phila.gov).
City of Philadelphia Department of RecordsemailOfficial page ↗

Swipe sideways to see the whole table →

Pennsylvania questions, answered straight

Who keeps land records in Pennsylvania?

The Recorder of Deeds in each county (in Philadelphia, the Department of Records). That office — not a title company and not any website — is the only authority on its own records and its own alert program.

Is the alert in Pennsylvania really free?

Yes. Every service in the table above is a government program offered at no charge by the recording office or its chosen platform. If a page ever asks you to pay to enroll in a county alert, you are on the wrong page — come back to the official link here.

Does enrolling mean DeedWatch monitors my deed?

No. DeedWatch is a directory and a guide. You enroll with the Pennsylvania office or its platform directly, and that program — not us — sends the alerts. We never see your recordings.

What if my Pennsylvania county has no alert?

Use the deed self-check routine: pull your own record on a set schedule, keep your tax mailing address current, and know the first steps if a filing ever surprises you. The Setup Kit writes the whole routine out, county by county.

Found your Pennsylvania service? Set it up completely.

The Setup Kit covers what a directory listing can't: enrolling every version of your name, every property in every county, the deed self-check, and the first-72-hours playbook. One $39 payment — the Pennsylvania alert itself stays free.

Get the Setup Kit — $39, one-time   Check another county