Abbreviations are commonly found in all Real Estate documents. The North Carolina Association of Register of Deeds publishes a list of approved abbreviation codes for:

• role/status designations
• instrument types
• property descriptions

Codes for Trustee and Other Designated Status
Administrator	ADMR
Administratrix	ADMR
Agent	AGT
Associate(s)	ASSOC
Attorney in Fact	AIF
Clerk of Superior Court	CSC
Commissioner(s)	COMR
Co-Executor	C/EXR
Custodian	CUST
Estate	EST
Executor(s)	EXR
Executrix	EXR
Guardian	GDN
Next Friend	NF
Partner	PTNR
Personal Representative	P/R
Receiver	RCVR
Substitute Trustee	TR
Successor Trustee	TR
Trustee in Bankruptcy	TR/B
Trustee(s)	TR

Codes for Instrument Type
Abstract	ABSTR
Acceptance	ACPT
Acknowledgment	ACKGT
Additional Collateral	A/COL
Affidavit	AFFT
Agreement	AGMT
Amendment	ADMT
Annexation	ANNEX
Appointment	APPMT
Assessment	ASSMT
Association	ASSN
Assumed Name	A/N
Authorization	AUTH
Bankruptcy	BKCY
Bill of Sale	B/S
Business Under Assumed Name	BUAN
Cancellation	CAN
Cemetery Deed	CEM/D
Certificate	CERT
Collateral	COL
Commission	COMM
Commissioners Deed	COM/D
Condominium	CONDO
Confirmation	CONF
Consent	CONST
Continuation	CONTN
Contract	CONT
Conveyence	CONV
Corporate Charter	CORP
Corporation	CORP
Corrected Deed	C/D
Corrected Instrument	C/INS
Court Order	CT/O
Covenant	COVNT
Declaration	DECL
Dedication	DED
Deed	DEED
Deed of Separation	D/SEP
Deed of Subordination	D/SUB
Deed of Trust	D/T
Discharge	DISCH
Dissolution	DISLN
Easement	ESMT
Extension	EXT
Extension Agreement	EXT/A
Fixture Filing	FIX/F
Foreclosure	FCL
Highway Right-of-Way	HWYRW
Indenture	IND
Judgement	JGMT
Lease	LEASE
Letter	LTR
Lien	LIEN
Limited Partnership	LTD/P
Lis Pendens	LIS/P
Map	MAP
Memorandum	MEMO
Memorandum of Action	M/ACT
Memorandum of Lease	M/LSE
Memorandum of Separation	M/SEP
Merger	MERG
Modification	MOD
Modification Agreement	MOD/A
Mortgage	MTG
Mortgage Deed	MTG/D
Name Change	N/CHG
Notice	NOTCE
Notice of Intent	N/INT
Notice of Request	N/REG
Notice of Satisfaction	N/SAT
Notice of Settlement	N/SET
Notice of Substitution	N/SUB
Oath	OATH
Offer	OFFER
Option	OPT
Order	ORDER
Ordinance	ORD
Partial Release	P/REL
Partnership	PTNRP
Permit	PRMIT
Plats	PLAT
Power of Attorney	P/A
Quick Claim Deed	QCD
Registered Agent	R/AGT
Registered Owner	R/O
Reinstatement	REINS
Release	REL
Release Deed	REL/D
Release of Restrictions	REL/R
Relinquishment	RELQ
Renunciation	RENUN
Report	REPT
Report of Commissioners	R/COM
Request	REQ
Resignation	RESIG
Resignation of Trustee	R/TR
Resolution	RESOL
Restricted Covenants	R/C
Restrictions	RESTR
Resubdivision	RESUB
Revocation of Power of Attorney	R/P/A
Right of Way	R/W
Road Maintenance Agreement	R/M/A
Satisfaction of Mortgage	SAT
Separation Agreement	SEP/A
Sheriff Deed	SHF/D
Split	SPLIT
Statement	STMT
Subdivision	SUB
Subordination or Resubordination Agreement	SUB/A
Substitution of Collateral	S/COL
Substitution Trustee	S/TR
Supplemental Deed of Trust	S/D/T
Supplemental Indenture	S/IND
Suspension	SUSP
Termination	TERM
Timber Deed	TMB/D
Trustee’s Deed	TR/D
Uniform Commercial Code	UCC
UCC Original	UCC ORIGINAL
UCC Amendment	UCC AMENDMNT
UCC Notice	UCC NOTICE
UCC Reject	UCC REJECT
Variance	VA
Verification	VERIF
Waiver	WVR
Will	WILL

Codes for Property Descriptions
Acre	AC
Agreement	AGMT
Amend	AMEND
And	&
Avenue	AVE
Block	BLK
Book	BK
Boulevard	BLVD
Building	BLDG
Cancelled	CAN
Cemetery	CEM
Church	CH
Circle	CIR
Company	CO
Condominium	CONDO
County	CNTY
Court	CT
Creek	CRK
Deed of Trust	D/T
Development	DEV
Division	DIV
Easement	ESMT
East	E
Estate(s)	EST
Extension	EXT
Foreclose	FCL
Freeway	FRWY
Garden	GDN
Heights	HGTS
Heirs	HRS
Highway	HWY
Hills	HLS
Interstate	I
Intersection	INT
Junction	JCT
Lane	LN
Lot	L
Map	MAP
Mount	MT
Mountain	MTN
North	N
Number	#
Park	PK
Part	PT
Part Of	PT/O
Phase	PH
Place	PL
Plat	P
Portion	POR
Property	PROP
Recombination	RECOM
Resubdivision	RESUB
Revised	REV
Revision	REV
Right of Way	R/W
Road	RD
Saint	ST
School	SCH
Section	SEC
Sheet	SH
South	S
Square Feet	SQ FT
State Road	SR
Street	ST
Subdivision	SUB
Township	TP
Tract	TCT
West	W
Wood(s)	WD