Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lake County, MN
Lake County (population 10,746) records real-property documents through the Lake County Recorder. 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.
Lake County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lake County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Lake County Recorder, 601 3rd Ave, Two Harbors, MN 55616
- Phone
- (218) 834-8347
- Website
- co.lake.mn.us/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Lake County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Lake County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 (standard document recording, registered or unregistered land)
- Additional pages
- No separate per-page fee (flat $46)
- Other fees
- Well Certificate $54.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lake County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Lake County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Near real-time / "within minutes" via e-recording per office materials
Can you e-record in Lake County?
Yes. Lake County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Lake County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Lake 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Lake County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lake County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lake County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lake County property are searchable at Lake County Assessor / Parcelinfo.com property search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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