# deed # deed A recorded instrument transferring ownership: its type, its recording data, the parties, and the consideration stated on it. Represents a legal deed document that transfers ownership of real property from one party to another. The question it answers ## What are the comparables, really? A recorded deed is the legal source of truth for a transfer: instrument type, consideration, parties, and date. That is what separates an arm's-length sale from a quitclaim between relatives, an estate transfer, a foreclosure, or an investor flip. A comp set that silently includes non-arm's-length transfers is biased before the model sees it. Other classes answering this question ## Why it matters The instrument type is the field that does the work, and it is the one an aggregated feed most often loses. Warranty deed, quitclaim, trustee's deed, personal representative's deed and certificate of title are different legal events with different implications for what the stated consideration means. Consideration on a quitclaim is frequently nominal and is not a price. ## In practice Recording data — the instrument number, book and page, and the clerk's file reference — is carried because it is how the document itself is retrieved. A transfer without its recording reference cannot be checked against the source, and this class is the one most worth being able to check. A single deed can convey several parcels, which is why the transfer record is `sales_history` and this class is the document. ## Properties | Property | Type | Definition | | --- | --- | --- | | `source_http_request` | `object` | HTTP request configuration for retrieving this data. | | `deed_type` | `string` | The type of deed document used to transfer property ownership. `Warranty Deed``Special Warranty Deed``Quitclaim Deed``Grant Deed``Bargain and Sale Deed``Lady Bird Deed``Transfer on Death Deed``Sheriff's Deed``Tax Deed``Trustee's Deed``Personal Representative Deed``Correction Deed``Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure``Life Estate Deed``Joint Tenancy Deed``Tenancy in Common Deed``Community Property Deed``Gift Deed``Interspousal Transfer Deed``Wild Deed``Special Master’s Deed``Court Order Deed``Contract for Deed``Quiet Title Deed``Administrator's Deed``Guardian's Deed``Receiver's Deed``Right of Way Deed``Vacation of Plat Deed``Assignment of Contract``Release of Contract``Miscellaneous` | | `book` | `string` | The book number where the deed is recorded in public records. | | `page` | `string` | The page number within the book where the deed is recorded. | | `volume` | `string` | The volume number associated with the deed recording. | | `instrument_number` | `string` | The unique instrument number assigned to the deed document upon recording. | | `request_identifier` | `string | null` | Identifier value that should be substituted into the source HTTP request to retrieve this specific data. | ## Provenance and coverage A record of this class is validated against the same definition whatever jurisdiction it came from, which is what makes two counties comparable without a per-county adapter. A jurisdiction appears below only where a committed configuration serves this class's surface. - Lee, Florida - Palm Beach, Florida - Miami-Dade, Florida - Orange, Florida - Santa Clara, California How a new jurisdiction is brought online