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Recording a Deed or Document in Winneshiek County, IA
Winneshiek County (population 20,070) records real-property documents through the Winneshiek County Recorder. 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.
Winneshiek County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Winneshiek County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Jayne Schultz, Winneshiek County Recorder, 201 W Main St, Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone
- (563) 382-3486
- Checks payable to
- Winneshiek County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Winneshiek County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $7.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 auditor's transfer fee per separate parcel (max $50); deeds require revenue/declaration of value; +$10 per non-compliant document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Winneshiek County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Winneshiek County requires
- Cover sheet
- Only if page 1 lacks statutory 3-inch top margin (statewide Iowa standard)
- Submission & return
- Mail; dropbox available outside office
Can you e-record in Winneshiek County?
Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County, Iowa
- Prepare the document so it meets Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Winneshiek County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Winneshiek County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Winneshiek County property are searchable at Winneshiek County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.