Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Houston County, GA
Houston County (population 163,642) records real-property documents through the Houston 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.
Houston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Houston County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- 201 N. Perry Parkway, Perry, GA 31069
- Phone
- (478) 218-4720
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Houston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed, cancellation of security deed, assignment deed, other recording on deed — effective 1/1/2020 under HB 288)
- Additional pages
- None — flat statewide fee regardless of page count
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Houston County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Houston County requires
- Cover sheet
- eFiling via GSCCCA required for self-filers since 1/1/2025; no separate paper cover sheet confirmed
Can you e-record in Houston County?
Houston 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 Houston County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Houston County property are searchable at Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.