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Recording a Deed or Document in Chase County, KS
Chase County (population 2,572) records real-property documents through the Chase County Register of Deeds. 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.
Chase County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chase County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 529, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
- Phone
- 620-273-6398
- Checks payable to
- Chase County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chase County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Recording town plats $32.00/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20.00 first page/$4.00 addl; certificate $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; $1 extra if signer/notary not typed/printed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chase County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Chase County requires
- Page formatting
- Legal size max 8x14 per standard KS statute
- Submission & return
- Mail; recommended to record promptly after transaction
Can you e-record in Chase County?
Chase 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 Chase County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Chase 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 Chase County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chase County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chase County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chase County property are searchable at Chase County Appraiser's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Kansas
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