Alaska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yakutat City and Borough, AK
Yakutat City and Borough (population 672) records real-property documents through the State of Alaska DNR Recorder's Office (Yakutat Recording District, split historically between Juneau/Anchorage districts, all now serviced by the Anchorage Recording Office). 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.
Yakutat City and Borough recorder — contact
- Recording office
- State of Alaska DNR Recorder's Office (Yakutat Recording District, split historically between Juneau/Anchorage districts, all now serviced by the Anchorage Recording Office)
- Mailing address
- State Recorder's Office (Anchorage), 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 108, Anchorage, AK 99501-3564
- Phone
- (907) 269-8876
- Website
- dnr.alaska.gov/ssd/recoff
- Checks payable to
- Department of Natural Resources
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Yakutat City and Borough recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 first page (statewide DNR fee)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $50.00 non-standard document fee; $2.00/name indexing over six names; $5.00 certification per document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the State of Alaska DNR Recorder's Office (Yakutat Recording District, split historically between Juneau/Anchorage districts, all now serviced by the Anchorage Recording Office) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Yakutat City and Borough?
Yes. Yakutat City and Borough 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 Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska
- Prepare the document so it meets Yakutat City and Borough's formatting rules: 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 State of Alaska DNR Recorder's Office (Yakutat Recording District, split historically between Juneau/Anchorage districts, all now serviced by the Anchorage Recording Office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Department of Natural Resources.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yakutat City and Borough property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yakutat City and Borough property are searchable at City and Borough of Yakutat Assessment Office (Yakutat ParcelsOnline via State Geoportal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Yakutat City and Borough
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 Yakutat City and Borough 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 Yakutat City and Borough? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.