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Recording a Deed or Document in Allegany County, MD
Allegany County (population 68,106) records real-property documents through the Circuit Court for Allegany County - Clerk's Office (Land Records). 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.
Allegany County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Circuit Court for Allegany County - Clerk's Office (Land Records)
- Mailing address
- 30 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD 21502 (Attn: Land Records Department)
- Phone
- 301-777-5922
- Website
- mdcourts.gov/clerks/allegany
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Allegany County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (9 pages or less, or any length if solely a principal residence); $10.00 for a release 9 pages or less
- Additional pages
- $75.00 flat for any instrument 10+ pages (not solely principal residence)
- Other fees
- $40.00 statewide land-records surcharge on all recordable instruments (except Power of Attorney, Notice of Sale/foreclosure request, plats, HOA disclosure docket filings)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Circuit Court for Allegany County - Clerk's Office (Land Records) before you mail a check.
What Allegany County requires
- Page formatting
- Maryland recordable instruments generally require legible copies with adequate margins for clerk stamps
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope typically required) or electronic return via Simplifile for e-recorded documents
Can you e-record in Allegany County?
Yes. Allegany County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Allegany County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Allegany 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Circuit Court for Allegany County - Clerk's Office (Land Records).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Allegany County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Allegany County property are searchable at Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) - Real Property Data Search (select Allegany County). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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