California · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mendocino County, CA
Mendocino County (population 91,601) records real-property documents through the Mendocino County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (Recorder 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.
Mendocino County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mendocino County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (Recorder Division)
- Mailing address
- 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1020, Ukiah, CA 95482
- Phone
- (707) 234-6822
- Checks payable to
- Mendocino County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mendocino County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $13.00 (8.5x11in first page) plus SB2 $75 fee where applicable (effective Jan 1, 2018)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page; $3.00/page surcharge for non-8.5x11 pages
- Other fees
- Combined/multi-title documents: $13.00 per additional title indexed; $1.00 per additional reference indexed; SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee $75 per transaction/title (exemptions apply, capped at $225)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mendocino County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (Recorder Division) before you mail a check.
What Mendocino County requires
- Page formatting
- CA GC 27361.6/27361.7 standard formatting: 8.5x11in white paper, 10pt minimum font, top margin 2.5in on first page reserved for recorder
- Cover sheet
- Recommended per CA GC 27361.6 (2.5in top-right margin first page); 8.5x11in paper, 10pt font
- Submission & return
- Recorded documents returned by mail to submitter (SASE recommended)
Can you e-record in Mendocino County?
Mendocino 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 Mendocino County, California
- Prepare the document so it meets Mendocino 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 Mendocino County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (Recorder Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mendocino County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mendocino County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mendocino County property are searchable at Mendocino County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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