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Recording a Deed or Document in Fayette County, GA
Fayette County (population 119,181) records real-property documents through the Fayette County Clerk of Superior Court (Sheila Studdard). 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.
Fayette County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fayette County Clerk of Superior Court (Sheila Studdard)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 130, Fayetteville, GA 30214
- Phone
- 770-716-4290
- Website
- fayetteclerk.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Fayette County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deeds/security deeds), per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- No separate additional-page fee under the current flat-fee statute (eliminated statewide effective 1/1/2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fayette County Clerk of Superior Court (Sheila Studdard) before you mail a check.
What Fayette County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font, per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form required; statewide margin rule applies: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font (O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61)
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA eFiled documents typically process within a few business days
Can you e-record in Fayette County?
Fayette 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 Fayette County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Fayette 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 Fayette County Clerk of Superior Court (Sheila Studdard).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fayette County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fayette County property are searchable at Fayette County Assessors 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.