Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greene County, AL
Greene County (population 7,730) records real-property documents through the Greene County Judge of Probate. 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.
Greene County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greene County Judge of Probate
- Mailing address
- Greene County Judge of Probate, 400 Morrow Ave, P.O. Box 790 (or P.O. Box 656), Eutaw, AL 35462
- Phone
- (205) 372-3340 ext. 1
- Checks payable to
- Greene County Judge of Probate
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Greene County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- No charge first 2 grantor/2 grantee names, $1.00 per additional name; deed transfer tax $0.50/$500; mortgage transfer tax $0.15/$100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greene County Judge of Probate before you mail a check.
What Greene County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail-in requests processed; online record access not available for this county
Can you e-record in Greene County?
Greene County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Greene County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Greene 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 by mail to Greene County Judge of Probate.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greene County Judge of Probate.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greene County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greene County property are searchable at Greene County Revenue Commissioner (Arnelia "Shay" Johnson) - Real Estate Property Taxes portal. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Greene 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 Greene 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Greene County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.