Florida · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Santa Rosa County, FL
Santa Rosa County (population 188,000) records real-property documents through the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & Comptroller (Jason D. English, Esq.) - Official Records 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.
Santa Rosa County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & Comptroller (Jason D. English, Esq.) - Official Records Division
- Mailing address
- 6495 Caroline Street, Suite A, Milton, FL 32570
- Phone
- (850) 983-1966 (Recording); (850) 981-5554 (Clerk main)
- Website
- santarosaclerk.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Santa Rosa County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (instrument up to 8.5x14 in.)
- Additional pages
- $8.50 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name for indexing, all names over four per document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & Comptroller (Jason D. English, Esq.) - Official Records Division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Santa Rosa County?
Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida
- Prepare the document so it meets Santa Rosa County'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 by mail to Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & Comptroller (Jason D. English, Esq.) - Official Records Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Santa Rosa County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Santa Rosa County property are searchable at Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser (SRCPA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Florida
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