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Recording a Deed or Document in Lee County, GA
Lee County (population 33,164) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Lee County. 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.
Lee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Lee County
- Mailing address
- 100 Leslie Highway, PO Box 49, Leesburg, GA 31763
- Phone
- (229) 759-6018
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (statutory statewide fee, O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, effective 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- None - flat $25 fee covers all pages regardless of page count
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Lee County before you mail a check.
What Lee County requires
- Cover sheet
- GSCCCA e-filing cover sheet generated by portal for e-recorded documents; paper filings must follow GSCCCA statewide indexing standards
Can you e-record in Lee County?
Lee 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 Lee County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Lee 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 Clerk of Superior Court, Lee County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lee County property are searchable at Lee County Tax 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 Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.