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Recording a Deed or Document in Towns County, GA
Towns County (population 12,488) records real-property documents through the Towns 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.
Towns County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Towns County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- 48 River Street, Suite E, Hiawassee, GA 30546
- Phone
- 706-896-2130
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Towns County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed) — O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 as amended by HB 288, effective 1/1/2020
- Additional pages
- $0 — flat fee statewide regardless of page count under HB 288
- Other fees
- $25.00 each for related instruments (cancellation of security deed, assignment of deed, other recording on deed)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Towns County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Towns County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 paper, black ink, minimum 10-point font, 3-inch top margin on first page, 1-inch other margins; grantor signature must be notarized with one witness
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet; documents must be on white 8.5x11 inch paper, black ink, minimum 10-point font, with a 3-inch top margin on the first page for clerk notation/return address per O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 (confirmed via county source describing this statewide rule)
- Submission & return
- Name/mailing address of person to whom instrument should be returned must be legibly printed/typewritten/stamped at top of first page after the 3-inch margin, per O.C.G.A. §44-2-14(b)
Can you e-record in Towns County?
Towns 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 Towns County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Towns 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 Towns 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 Towns County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Towns County property are searchable at Towns 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 Towns 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 Towns 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 Towns County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.