Maryland · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery County (population 1,062,061) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County - Land Records Department. 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County - Land Records Department
- Mailing address
- Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Land Records, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
- Phone
- 240-777-9470
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; documents recorded 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $60.00 for a deed of 9 pages or fewer, or any length if solely a principal residence; $115.00 for 10 pages or more
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee by page tier
- Other fees
- Recording fees include a $40.00 surcharge; release (9 pages or fewer) $50.00; certified copy $5.00 plus $0.50 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- County transfer tax 1%; county recordation tax $4.45 per $500 up to $500,000, rising in tiers to $11.35 per $500 over $1,000,000; State transfer tax 0.5% (0.25% for first-time Maryland buyers)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County - Land Records Department before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Cover sheet
- Land Instrument Intake Sheet required for deeds, plus a copy of the deed for SDAT and a residency affidavit or Form MW506NRS
Checked against official Montgomery County and Maryland sources on October 6, 2026: montgomerycountymd.gov, courts.state.md.us. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Maryland
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County - Land Records Department.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Maryland Dept. of Assessments & Taxation (SDAT) Real Property Data Search - Montgomery County. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Maryland
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