California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Humboldt County, CA
Humboldt County (population 136,463) records real-property documents through the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder. 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.
Humboldt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder
- Mailing address
- 825 Fifth Street, Fifth Floor, Eureka, CA 95501
- Phone
- (707) 445-7593 (toll-free (888) HUMB-REC)
- Checks payable to
- Humboldt Clerk/Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Humboldt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Base recording fee per current fee schedule (plus $75 Building Homes & Jobs Act/SB2 fee per title/parcel unless exempt)
- Additional pages
- See current fee schedule for per-page amount
- Other fees
- $2.00 fee for conformed copy plus self-addressed postage-paid envelope required for return of conformed copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder before you mail a check.
What Humboldt County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandated separate cover sheet; standard CA statutory formatting applies (2.5 in top margin, 0.5 in other margins, 8.5x11 paper, black ink, 2.5x3.5 in blank space upper right first page)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or pickup in person
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days for e-recording; see 'Recording Process Time & Return' page for mail timing
Can you e-record in Humboldt County?
Yes. Humboldt County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Humboldt County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Humboldt 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, or by mail to Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Humboldt Clerk/Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Humboldt County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Humboldt County property are searchable at Humboldt County Assessor (Property Assessment Inquiry). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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