Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pendleton County, KY
Pendleton County (population 14,644) records real-property documents through the Pendleton 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.
Pendleton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pendleton County Clerk
- Mailing address
- PO Box 112, 233 Main St, Room 1, Falmouth, KY 41040
- Phone
- (859) 654-3380
- Website
- pendletoncounty.ky.gov
- Checks payable to
- Pendleton County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pendleton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Kentucky's statewide standard clerk deed fee is $50.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- Statewide standard is $3.00/page over 5 pages
- Other fees
- Statewide standard is $4.00 per additional notation reference
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pendleton County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Pendleton County requires
- Page formatting
- Kentucky statewide recording format (KRS 382.240/.335): 8.5in x 14in max paper, 8-pt min type, 3-inch top margin first page for clerk use, 1-inch margins elsewhere
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter's return address
Can you e-record in Pendleton County?
Pendleton 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 Pendleton County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Pendleton 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 Pendleton County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pendleton County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pendleton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pendleton County property are searchable at Pendleton 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.
Filing with Jurably in Kentucky
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