Meriden Property Alert Service

FREE - Meriden Property Alert Service

How It Works

The Meriden City Clerk’s Office now offers this FREE service to assist property owners monitor land records connected to their name. The aim is to help you spot possible fraud sooner!

What the service does

You will receive an automatic email alert when a new land record is recorded and indexed with a party name that exactly matches a name entered in your account.

Cost

This service is FREE.

Create Your Meriden Property Alert Service Account

1. To register to receive a Meriden Property Alert Service email notification, click HERE

2. Click Register

3. Enter: Your Name, Your Email Address, Your New Password

4. Submit Your Registration

Activate your Meriden Property Alert Service Account

1. Check your email for an automatic activation message.

2. Click the activation link.

Add your “Party Names” to your Meriden Property Alert Service Account:

This is the most important part.

After you activate your account, you will be asked to add Party Names.

These are the names the system will look for in new land records.

How to enter names to your Meriden Property Alert Service Account:

Enter names without punctuation.
Use the format shown on the page:
Last Name First Name Middle Name Suffix
You can also enter company names.

To add more names, click Add Party.

After adding all names click Save.

Why you should add many name versions to your Meriden Property Alert Service Account

Alerts are only sent when the indexed name matches exactly what you enter.

To make sure you do not miss an alert, add multiple versions of your name, such as:

Last name + first name
Last name + first name + middle initial
Last name + first name + full middle name
With and without a hyphen
With and without a space
With suffixes like Jr, Sr, III (if you use them)

Example:

If your name is John Smith, you may want to enter:

Smith John
Smith John A
Smith John Allen

Land recording process

Recorded documents go through a short verification process before they appear in the public search.Alerts are sent after that process is complete.

Important notes

The service is for any type of land owned in Meriden, whether occupied or vacant.

The City Clerk’s Office must record documents that meet legal recording rules.

If you receive an unexpected alert, review the document using the link and instrument number provided in the automated email. Confirm it relates to your property before taking any next steps, since similar names may exist in Meriden.

To get the most out of the Property Alert Service, we recommend that residents also create a free account to access and view Meriden land records. Click the link below to set up your account.

If you receive an alert, the email will include the instrument number for the document. Use the Meriden Land Records Search link in the email, enter that instrument number, and you will be able to view the document.