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Recording a Deed or Document in Seward County, KS
Seward County (population 21,964) records real-property documents through the Seward 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.
Seward County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Seward County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 515 N Washington, Suite 103, Liberal, KS 67901
- Phone
- 620-626-3220
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Seward County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Release/assignment $20 first page/$4 addl; town plats $32/page; lien filings $17; certification $13; copies $0.50/page (+$1 for certified copy)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Seward County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Seward County requires
- Page formatting
- "Document shall be of sufficient legibility so as to produce a clear and legible reproduction"
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required; document must be legible for reproduction; 3-inch blank top margin standard practice for recording stamp per K.S.A. 28-115(e)
- Submission & return
- Real estate documents recorded next business day; original document mailed back to sender
- Hours & turnaround
- Next business day for real estate documents
Can you e-record in Seward County?
Seward 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 Seward County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Seward 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 Seward County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Seward County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Seward County property are searchable at Seward 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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