Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Covington County, AL
Covington County (population 37,570) records real-property documents through the Covington County Probate Office - Recording Division. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Covington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Covington County Probate Office - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Covington County Courthouse, 1 Court Square (1E Court Sq) / PO Box 789, Andalusia, AL 36420
- Phone
- 334-428-2518 / 334-428-2519 (also listed 334-428-2510)
- Checks payable to
- Covington County Probate Judge (typical AL convention)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Covington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $8.50 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 each additional page; $1.00 per additional name beyond 2
- Other fees
- Deed tax $1.00 per $1,000 of value; mortgage tax $1.50 per $1,000 of indebtedness; Real Estate Sales Validation Form required
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Covington County Probate Office - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Covington County requires
- Submission & return
- Office scans all original documents and returns the original to the person recording
Can you e-record in Covington County?
Yes. Covington County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Covington County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Covington County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Covington County Probate Office - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Covington County Probate Judge (typical AL convention).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Covington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Covington County property are searchable at Covington County Revenue Commissioner (Chuck Patterson) - Property/GIS Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Covington County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Covington County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Covington County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.