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Recording a Deed or Document in Wabaunsee County, KS
Wabaunsee County (population 6,877) records real-property documents through the Wabaunsee 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.
Wabaunsee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wabaunsee County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Register of Deeds, P.O. Box 278, Alma, KS 66401 (physical: 215 Kansas Ave, Alma, KS 66401)
- Phone
- (785) 765-3822
- Checks payable to
- Wabaunsee County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wabaunsee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (first page, statutory KS fee incl. Heritage Trust/Technology fund) - per posted Fee Schedule link
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Release/assignment of mortgage $20.00 first page/$4.00 addl; Lis Pendens $5.00; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32.00 each (statewide statutory rates)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wabaunsee County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wabaunsee County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/font/paper apply
- Cover sheet
- No statewide cover sheet mandate; 3in top margin first page, 1in other margins per K.S.A. 28-115
Can you e-record in Wabaunsee County?
Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wabaunsee County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wabaunsee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wabaunsee County property are searchable at Wabaunsee County Appraiser. 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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