Florida · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Palm Beach County, FL
Palm Beach County (population 1,492,191) records real-property documents through the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller – Recording. 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.
Palm Beach County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller – Recording
- Mailing address
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County Recording Department, P.O. Box 4177, West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4177 (express delivery: 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 4.2500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401)
- Phone
- (561) 355-2991
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00 (Main Courthouse)
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, ePN, Hopdox, Indecomm, Simplifile, Swift eRecording Services
Palm Beach County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 for the first page (up to 8.5" x 14")
- Additional pages
- $8.50 per page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name indexed over four
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Documentary stamp tax of $0.70 per $100 of consideration, paid to the Clerk at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller – Recording before you mail a check.
What Palm Beach County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14"; 3" x 3" blank space at top right of first page, 1" x 3" on other pages; 10-point font suggested; preparer and return addresses required (F.S. 695.26)
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in a self-addressed stamped envelope, required with paper submissions
Checked against official Palm Beach County and Florida sources on October 6, 2026: mypalmbeachclerk.com, leg.state.fl.us. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Palm Beach County?
Yes. Palm Beach County accepts electronic recording through CSC, ePN, Hopdox, Indecomm, Simplifile, Swift eRecording Services, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Prepare the document so it meets Palm Beach 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 CSC, ePN, Hopdox, Indecomm, Simplifile, Swift eRecording Services, or by mail to Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller – Recording.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Palm Beach County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Palm Beach County property are searchable at Palm Beach County Property Appraiser (PAPA - Property Appraiser Public Access). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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