Florida · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sarasota County, FL
Sarasota County (population 434,006) records real-property documents through the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller (Karen E. Rushing) - County Recorder/Official Records. 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.
Sarasota County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller (Karen E. Rushing) - County Recorder/Official Records
- Mailing address
- 2000 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34237
- Phone
- (941) 861-7400
- Website
- sarasotaclerk.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sarasota 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 Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller (Karen E. Rushing) - County Recorder/Official Records before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Sarasota County?
Sarasota 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 Sarasota County, Florida
- Prepare the document so it meets Sarasota 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 Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller (Karen E. Rushing) - County Recorder/Official Records.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sarasota County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sarasota County property are searchable at Sarasota County Property Appraiser (Bill Furst). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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