Bristol County Registry of Deeds
Southern District
J. Mark Treadup, Register of Deeds
ABBREVIATION LIST EFFECTIVE 03/17/2003 UPDATED A/O 08/28/2007 NOTE: ANY CORRECTIVE DOCUMENTS WILL HAVE THE LETTER 'C'IN FRONT OF THEIR CODE, AAT - appt. & acceptance of trustee(s) ABAND - abandonment ACCEPT - acceptance (any type of document) AFFT - affidavit AFFTCTF- affidavit & certificate AFFT2- affidavit 2 refs AFS- asgt.financing statement AGRCTF- agreement & estoppel ctf AGREE - agreement ALLOW- allowance ALTER - alteration AMD1FS- amendment 1 ref. financing statement AMD2FS-amendment 2 refs.financing statement AMD3FS- amendment 3 refs.financing statement AMEND - amendment AMEND2- amendment 2 refs AMFS- amendment financing statement ANA - ante-nuptial agreement APPEAL- appeal APPT - appointment (any type) APPTV - appointment & vote APRV - approval ART- appointment,resignation of trustee ASGT - assignment ASGT2- assignment 2 refs ASGT2FS- assignment 2 refs.fin.statement ASGT6FS4-assignment 6 refs fin.state 4 refs ASGTASSU- assignment assumption ASGTSU- assignment & subordination agree ASSENT - assent ATT - attachment AUTH - authorization BOND - bond (any type) BYLAWS - bylaws CAFFT- corrective affidavit CASGT- corrective assignment CATT- corrective attachment CCOMP- corrective complaint CCTF- corrective certificate CDEED-corrective deed CDIS- corrective discharge CDOH- corrective homestead CEMNT- corrective easement CEXEC- corrective execution CFD- corrective foreclosure deed CFIND-corrective final decree CFS - continuation financing statement CJUDG- corrective judgment CLIEN- corrective lien CM- corrective mortgage CMAR- corrective mortgage,assgt leases & rents CMDEED-corrective master deed CMERG- corrective merger CNAUL- corrective naul CNOTICE- corrective notice COC- corrective order of conditions COMP - complaint (notice of filing complaint) COMP2- complaint 2 refs CON - change of name CONSE - consent CONT - contract (any type) CONTSOA- notice of contract statement of account COU - change of use variance (or permit) COV - covenant CP - comprehensive permit CPR- corrective partial release CQC- corrective quitclaim deed CQCAMEND- corrective quitclaim deed & amendment CQCDOH- corrective quitclaim deed dec'l of homestead CRETL - ctf.rel.mass.est.tax lien CRIDER- corrective rider CSP- corrective special permit CSUBA- corrective subordination agree CTAKN- corrective taking CTF - certificate CTFAMD- certificate & amendment CTF2- certificate 2 refs CTFD - death ctf. CTFVOTE- certificate with vote CZV- corrective zoning variance DECLN- declination DECREE - decree DEED - warranty deed DEEDDOH- deed with homestead DEFAULT- default DESIG - designation DESRES- designation & resignation tr DETERM- determination DIS - discharge (any type) DISB- discharge by bond DIS2- discharge 2 refs D1FS- discharge 1 refs. 1 fin statement D1FS2- discharge 1 refs, 2 fin statement D2FS2- discharge mortgage 2 refs,2 fin.statements D4FS2- discharge 4 refs 2 fin. statement D7FS5- discharge 7 refs 5 fin statement DISCN -discontinuance DISCTF- discharge with ctf DISM- dismissal DISM2- dismissal 2 refs. DOH - dec'l.of homestead DSCL - disclaimer EAO- easement,assign,option ELECAC- election & acceptance ELECTION - election EMNT - easement ENTRY - entry EXEC - execution EXT - extension (any type) EXT2- extension 2 refs FD - foreclosure deed note:afft. is recorded separate FIND - final decree FIND2- final decree 2 refs FS - financing statement FTL - federal tax lien IA - interim approval INVEN - inventory JUDG - judgment JUDG2- judgment 2 refs LAYOUT - layout LEASE - lease LICN - license LIEN - notice of city & town liens LISPN - lis pendens M - mortgage MA - modification agreement MA2- modification agree 2 refs MAF - mortgage,assign.leases,rents,fin.statement MALR - mortgage,assign.leases rents MAR- mortgage assign.rents MDEED - master deed MERG - merger MFS- mortgage, financing statement MLC - ctf.of municipal liens MOTION - motion MTW - mass.tax waiver NAUL - notice of activity& use limitations NOTE- promissary note NOTICE - any type (e.g.notice pet.for part.) OBJECT - objection OC - order of conditions OPTION - any type ORDER - order (including foreclosure documents) ORDER2- order 2 refs OT - order of taking PASGT- partial assignment PDSCL- partial disclaimer PERMIT- permit PETI - petition POA - power of attorney PR - partial release (any type) PRFS-partial release financing statement PR2-partial release 2 refs PR1FS-partial rel 1 ref fin statement PR2FS4 -partial rel 2 refs. fin statement 4 refs PR4FS2- partial rel 4 ref.fin statement 2 refs PR8FS5- partial rel 8 refs.fin statement 5 refs PRFTL-partial release fed.tax lien PRSLN-partial release state tax lien PRSUBA- partial release subordination agree PRWVRSUBA- partial release waver & subordination agree PWITHD- partial withdrawal QC - quitclaim deed QCCTF- quitclaim deed with tr.ctf. QCDOH - quitclaim deed w/dec'l.of homestead QCDOH2- quitcliam deed w/2 dec'l of homestead QCE - quitclaim easement R & R - rules & regulations RAT- resignation,accept.of trustee RAAT - resignation & appt.,accept. of trustee RDEED - release deed RDOH - release dec'l.of homestead RDOH2- release dec'l.of homestead 2 refs REL - release of lien REL2- release of lien 2 refs(3,4) REMAP- removal & appt of trustee REMOV- removal RENOR - renunciation of rights RESAP - resignation & appt of trustee RESCIS - rescission (reverse of release) RESIG - resignation RESTR - restriction REV - revision REVFTL - revocation fed tax lien REVOC - revocation RFTL - rel.fed.tax lien REVFTL- revocation fed.tax lien RIDER - rider ROFR - right of first refusal RSLN - rel.state lien SDOH - subordination of homestead SDOH2- subordination of homestead 2 refs. SFS - subordination financing statement SLN - state tax lien SOA - statement of account SOC - superceding order of conditions SP - special permit STIP - stipulation SUBA - subordination agree SUBAFS- subordination fin.statement SUBAMFS - subordination mortgage financing statement SUBA2- subordination agree 2 refs. SUBA2FS2- subordination agree 2 refs fin.state.2 refs(FS3) SUBWAV- subordination & waiver SUPPIND - supplemental indenture TAKN - taking for non-payment of taxes TAPPT- termination & appt of manager TAUL - termination of activity & use limitation TERM - termination (any type) TERM2- termination 2 refs TFS-termination financing statement TRUST - trust USCTF - u.s.ctf.rel.est.tax lien VACDE - vacation of decree VOTE - vote WITHD - withdrawal WITHD2- withdrawal 2 refs WITHD4- withdrawal 4 refs WVR - waiver ZV - zoning variance ZVSP - Zoning variance/special permit