Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tift County, GA
Tift County (population 41,357) records real-property documents through the Tift 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.
Tift County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tift County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 354, Tifton, GA 31793 (physical: 237 E. 2nd Street, Tifton, GA 31793)
- Phone
- (229) 386-7810
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Tift County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed) statewide under O.C.G.A. §15-6-77/HB 288 — not independently confirmed on a Tift-specific fee schedule page, but statutory statewide rate applies
- Additional pages
- $0 — flat fee statewide regardless of page count under HB 288
- Other fees
- $25.00 each for related instruments per statewide HB 288 schedule (not independently confirmed on Tift-specific page)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tift County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Tift County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper or digital equivalent, per O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 (statewide)
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet required in GA; deed must meet O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 margin/paper rules
Can you e-record in Tift County?
Tift 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 Tift County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Tift 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 Tift 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 Tift County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tift County property are searchable at Tift 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 Tift 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 Tift 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 Tift County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.