Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ben Hill County, GA
Ben Hill County (population 17,194) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Ben Hill County. 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.
Ben Hill County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Ben Hill County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1104, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 (physical: 115 S. Sheridan Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750)
- Phone
- 229-426-5100 (main courthouse; fax 229-426-5487)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ben Hill County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat filing fee for deeds (GA HB 288, eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee for deeds (flat fee); tax liens $5 + $2/additional page + $2/reference; plats $10/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Ben Hill County before you mail a check.
What Ben Hill County requires
- Page formatting
- Per Georgia recording statute: white 8.5x11 in. paper, black ink, minimum 10-point font, 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins; grantee name/address and return-to address on first page
- Submission & return
- Documents/requests may be submitted via fax at 229-426-5487
Can you e-record in Ben Hill County?
Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Ben Hill 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 Clerk of Superior Court, Ben Hill County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ben Hill County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ben Hill County property are searchable at Ben Hill County Board of Tax Assessors. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Ben Hill County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Ben Hill County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Ben Hill County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.