Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Adair County, KY
Adair County (population 18,903) records real-property documents through the Adair County Clerk. 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.
Adair County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Adair County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 424 Public Square, Suite 3, Columbia, KY 42728-1465
- Phone
- (270) 384-2801
- Website
- adaircoclerkky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Adair County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Adair County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed, includes first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page beyond 5 pages
- Other fees
- Deed of correction $46.00; mortgage $80.00; $4.00 per additional notation reference; KY real estate transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of value (imposed on grantor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Adair County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Adair County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 in. paper; black ink, min 8-pt font; 2-inch top margin on first page, 1-inch margins elsewhere; original notarized signatures with typed names beneath; legal description per Common Law & OAG 81-100
Can you e-record in Adair County?
Adair 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 Adair County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Adair 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 Adair County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Adair County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Adair County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Adair County property are searchable at Adair County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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