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Recording a Deed or Document in Leavenworth County, KS
Leavenworth County (population 81,881) records real-property documents through the Leavenworth 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.
Leavenworth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Leavenworth County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 300 Walnut Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048
- Phone
- 913-684-0424
- Checks payable to
- Leavenworth County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Leavenworth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (includes Heritage Trust/Technology fund fees, up to legal size 8.5x14)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Town plats $32/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page + $4 addl page; each additional book/page listed $16; lien filings (K.S.A. 58-201) $17; Lis Pendens $5; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Leavenworth County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Leavenworth County requires
- Page formatting
- 2.5-inch blank space at top of first page; 1-inch margins around body text; minimum 9-point font; original or certified copies only; preparer name/email/return address required; Sales Validation Questionnaire (or exemption) required for deed transfers; Trust Deed form required for trust-held property
- Cover sheet
- Blank space of 2.5 inches required at top of first page for recording stamps (functions as cover margin, not a separate cover sheet)
Can you e-record in Leavenworth County?
Yes. Leavenworth County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Leavenworth 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Leavenworth County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Leavenworth County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Leavenworth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Leavenworth County property are searchable at Leavenworth County Appraiser's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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