Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lee County, KY
Lee County (population 7,395) records real-property documents through the Lee County Clerk (deeds/real property). 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.
Lee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lee County Clerk (deeds/real property)
- Mailing address
- 256 Main Street, Room 11, PO Box 556, Beattyville, KY 41311-0556
- Phone
- (606) 464-4115
- Website
- leecounty.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Lee County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, first 5 pages) - statewide KRS 64.012 standard; not independently confirmed on a Lee County fee page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages (statewide standard)
- Other fees
- Transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of value on grantor (KRS 142.050)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lee County Clerk (deeds/real property) before you mail a check.
What Lee County requires
- Page formatting
- KRS 382.335: 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch elsewhere; notarized grantor signature
Can you e-record in Lee County?
Lee 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 Lee County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Lee 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 Lee County Clerk (deeds/real property).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lee County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lee County property are searchable at Lee County 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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