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Recording a Deed or Document in Sussex County, DE
Sussex County (population 237,378) records real-property documents through the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds. 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.
Sussex County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sussex County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Sussex County Recorder of Deeds, P.O. Box 827, Georgetown, DE 19947 (office: 2 The Circle, Georgetown)
- Phone
- (302) 855-7785
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; recording window closes at 4:00 p.m.
- Checks payable to
- Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Sussex County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $31.00 per document ($30.00 surcharge + $1.00 maintenance fee) plus $9.00 per page
- Additional pages
- $9.00 per page
- Other fees
- Non-compliance fee $30.00 per document; certified copies $5.00/page + $5.00; satisfactions $15.00 per mortgage satisfied
- Transfer tax on deeds
- 4% total: 2.5% state realty transfer tax + 1.5% county tax (unincorporated areas), paid at recording; in towns the 1.5% goes to the town
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sussex County requires
- Page formatting
- Up to 8.5" x 14", white 20 lb paper; 2" top margin on page 1, 2" bottom margin on last page, 1" top and side margins on other pages; at least 12-point type, black ink; one-sided; pages numbered; no tape or correction fluid
- Cover sheet
- General Information Sheet required with every deed
- Submission & return
- Returned by mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope you provide (one per document); a FedEx/UPS envelope is encouraged
Checked against official Sussex County and Delaware sources on October 6, 2026: sussexcountyde.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Sussex County?
Yes. Sussex 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 Sussex County, Delaware
- Prepare the document so it meets Sussex 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 Sussex County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sussex County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sussex County property are searchable at Sussex County Property Search (Assessment & Tax Office). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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