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Recording a Deed or Document in Pottawatomie County, KS
Pottawatomie County (population 25,348) records real-property documents through the Register of Deeds, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. 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.
Pottawatomie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Register of Deeds, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
- Mailing address
- Pottawatomie County Register of Deeds, 207 N. 1st, P.O. Box 186, Westmoreland, KS 66549
- Phone
- 785-457-3471
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Pottawatomie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes Heritage Trust and Technology fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Included in page fees; town plats $32/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page + $4 addl page; each additional book/page listed $16; lien filing $17; Lis Pendens $5; $1 fee per signature if signer name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Register of Deeds, Pottawatomie County, Kansas before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Pottawatomie County?
Yes. Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Pottawatomie County's formatting rules: 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 Register of Deeds, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pottawatomie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pottawatomie County property are searchable at Pottawatomie 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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