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Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, KY
Franklin County (population 51,541) records real-property documents through the Franklin County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382). 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382)
- Mailing address
- Franklin County Clerk, 315 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Phone
- (502) 875-8702 (fax 502-875-8718)
- Website
- franklincountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Franklin County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, up to 5 pages); Mortgage $80.00 (up to 30 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 (deeds) / over 30 (mortgages); $4.00 per additional notation/reference indexed
- Other fees
- Deed of Correction $46; Easement $50; Power of Attorney $50; Mechanic Lien $46; Bond to Release Mechanic Lien $60; KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration (grantor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382) before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Page formatting
- Per KRS 382.290/PRIA statewide standard effective 1/1/2020: white 8.5x11 paper, black ink, 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch margins elsewhere
- Submission & return
- ECCLIX online land records index/images available on county clerk site
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Clerk (real property deeds recorded by County Clerk under KRS 382).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Franklin County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin 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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