Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mason County, KY
Mason County (population 17,120) records real-property documents through the Mason 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.
Mason County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mason County Clerk
- Phone
- (606) 564-3341
- Website
- masoncountyclerk.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Mason County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mason County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed, includes first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 5 pages
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional notation/reference (standard KY county clerk schedule); KY transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mason County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Mason County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard KY formatting: 2.5" top margin page 1, return-to address required
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory separate cover sheet found; 2.5" top margin required on first page per KRS 382.335
- Submission & return
- Recorded document mailed to return address on instrument
Can you e-record in Mason County?
Mason 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 Mason County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Mason 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 Mason County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mason County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mason County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mason County property are searchable at Mason 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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