The document guide is a reference to help the citizen understand the terminology and
abreviations used in Real Estate Documents. See the documents below for more information.
| And (&) |
| Association (ASSN) |
| Attorney (ATTY) |
| Block (BLK) |
| Building* (BLDG*) |
| Company (CO) |
| Cooperative (CO-OP) |
| Cooperatives (CO-OPS) |
| Corporations (CORP) |
| Deceased (DEC) |
| Department (DEPT) |
| Division (DIV) |
| Except (EX) |
| Federal Savings Bank (FSB) |
| Incorporated (INC) |
| Limited (LTD) |
| Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
| Lot (LT) |
| Mount* (MT*) |
| Number (#) |
| National Association (NA) |
| National Trust (NT) |
| Outlot (OL) |
| Parcel (PCL) |
| Part (PT) |
| Saint* (ST) |
| Savings Association (SA) |
| United States of America (USA) |
| Wisconsin* (WIS*) |
- (Name of Municipality) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- DANE COUNTY CLERK
- DANE COUNTY DEPT SOCIAL SERVICES (nka DANE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES)
- DANE COUNTY HIGHWAY & TRANSPORATION DEPT
- DEFOREST REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 VILLAGE OF MARSHALL (or whatever)
- MADISON HOUSING AUTHORITY
- MADISON LANDMARKS COMMISSION
- MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (may add "BOARD OF" at end if on document)
- REGENTS, BOARD OF UW SYSTEM (The comma has been used for many years - we are stuck with it for now.)
- SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- SHERIFF OF DANE COUNTY
- STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WIS
- UNIVERSITY OF WIS CREDIT UNION
- UNIVERSITY OF WIS FOUNDATION
- USA AGRICULTURAL STABLIZATION & CONSERVATION SERVICE
- USA DEPT AG
- USA DEPT AG COMMODITY CREDIT CORP
- USA DEPT AG RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
- USA DEPT HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- USA FHA DEPT AG
- USA FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE DEPT INTERIOR
- USA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
- USA RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION
- USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
- US BANKRUTPCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WIS
- US DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WIS
- US MARSHALL FOR WESTERN DISTRICT OF WIS
- US SECRETARY TREASURY DISTRICT OF MILWAUKEE
- VETERANS AFFAIRS BY ADMINISTRATOR
- VETERANS AFFAIRS BY SECRETARY
- WHEDA - also key as WIS HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- WIS DEPT AGRICULTURE TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION
- WIS DEPT HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (nka WIS DEPT HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES)
- WIS DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES
- WIS DEPT REVENUE
- WIS DEPT TRANSPORTATION
- WIS DEPT VETERANS AFFAIRS
- WIS DEPT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- WIS HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Note: for banks, lenders, and credit union names, key them as they are given on the document)
- AMERICAN LEGION POST 50-ELMER PETERSON (or whatever name)
- BILL WEBER JR HOMES INC - also key as WEBER, BILL J HOMES INC - exception to "key as see" rule
- DON SIMON HOMES INC - also key as SIMON, DON HOMES INC - exception to key as you see rule
- FOUR LAKES COUNCIL 415 (or whatever) BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- HEART O WIS BROADCASTERS INC
- JOSEPH WAYNE CORP
- MERS - also key as MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC- exception to rule
- MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC
- PHI DELTA THETA WIS CHAPTER HOUSE ASSN
- PRINCETON CUSTOM HOMES INC
- ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MADISON INC
- SIMON, DON HOMES INC - also key as DON SIMON HOMES INC - exception to key as you see rule
- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- STATE BAR OF WIS
- STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF WIS
- VFW POST 7591-DONALD & GALEN DAY (or whatever)
- WEBER, BILL J HOMES INC- also key as BILL WEBER JR HOMES INC - exception to key as see rule
- WIS CONFERENCE TRUSTEES OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INC
- WIS EDUCATION ASSN