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Recording a Deed or Document in Grady County, GA
Grady County (population 26,236) records real-property documents through the Grady 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.
Grady County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grady County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- Grady County Courthouse, 250 North Broad Street, Box 8, Cairo, GA 39828
- Phone
- (229) 377-2912
- Website
- gradyclerkofcourt.com
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Grady County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat (statewide statutory fee under O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, HB 288 eff. 1/1/2020) for deeds/security instruments
- Additional pages
- None - flat fee covers all pages statewide; exception for plats ($10 first + $10 addl per page)
- Other fees
- Not applicable - flat per-instrument fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grady County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Grady County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide GA standard: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, return-to address on first page
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory cover sheet if 3-inch top margin met (statewide GA rule); cover sheet available otherwise
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically 2-3 business days for e-recorded documents statewide via GSCCCA
Can you e-record in Grady County?
Yes. Grady County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Grady County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Grady 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, or by mail to Grady 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 Grady County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grady County property are searchable at Grady 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 Grady 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 Grady 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 Grady County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.