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Recording a Deed or Document in Fulton County, GA
Fulton County (population 1,066,675) records real-property documents through the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, Real Estate/Recording Division (Ché Alexander, Clerk). 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.
Fulton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, Real Estate/Recording Division (Ché Alexander, Clerk)
- Mailing address
- 136 Pryor Street SW, Suite TG200 (Deeds & Records Room), Atlanta, GA 30303
- Phone
- (404) 613-5313 (Real Estate/Recording Division); (404) 613-5371 (main Clerk's office)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Fulton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument for deeds/instruments pertaining to real estate, per official Fulton Clerk fee schedule (fultonclerk.org/400/Fee-Schedule), consistent with statewide O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77
- Additional pages
- No separate additional-page fee (flat statutory fee, no per-page charge)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, Real Estate/Recording Division (Ché Alexander, Clerk) before you mail a check.
What Fulton 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 GA cover sheet form; 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
- Paper/mail submissions processed within 4 weeks of receipt; documents submitted via an eRecording vendor or GSCCCA are processed within 2-3 business days (per official fultonclerk.org page)
Can you e-record in Fulton County?
Yes. Fulton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Fulton County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Fulton 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts, Real Estate/Recording Division (Ché Alexander, Clerk).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fulton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fulton County property are searchable at Fulton County Board of 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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Fulton County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.