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Recording a Deed or Document in Dade County, GA
Dade County (population 16,249) records real-property documents through the Dade County Clerk of Superior Court. 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.
Dade County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dade County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- Dade County Clerk of Superior Court, 255 West Crabtree Street, Suite 103, Trenton, GA 30752
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dade County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed); statewide O.C.G.A. §15-6-77; flat rate confirmed by cross-reference to statewide law
- Additional pages
- None - flat fee statewide
- Other fees
- Cancellation of security deed, assignment deed, other recording on deed: $25.00 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dade County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Dade County requires
- Cover sheet
- PT-61 required statewide for deeds; statewide 3-inch top margin rule (O.C.G.A. §15-6-61)
Can you e-record in Dade County?
Dade 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 Dade County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Dade 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 Dade County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dade County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dade County property are searchable at Dade County Tax Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Dade 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 Dade 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 Dade County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.