Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Le Sueur County, MN
Le Sueur County (population 29,453) records real-property documents through the Le Sueur 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.
Le Sueur County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Le Sueur County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Le Sueur County Recorder, Government Center, 88 South Park Avenue, Le Center, MN 56057
- Phone
- 507-357-8269
- Checks payable to
- Le Sueur County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Le Sueur County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 (flat statutory fee per MN Statute 357.18; well disclosure certificate $50)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee — the $46 fee is flat regardless of document length
- Other fees
- Additional $10 per name over the statutory allowance for satisfactions/partial releases/assignments listing multiple documents (per MN Statute 357.18 subd. schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Le Sueur County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Le Sueur County requires
- Page formatting
- Top margin of first page must be blank (3 inches) for recorder's stamp per MN Stat. 507.093; documents must be on 8.5x11 white paper, legible, original signatures/notarization
- Cover sheet
- No separate abstract-style cover sheet required, but documents must comply with MN Statute 507.093 (top 3-inch blank margin on first page for recording information, legibility, standard paper size)
- Submission & return
- Recorded document returned by mail to submitter (self-addressed stamped envelope recommended) or electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for e-recorded documents, longer for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Le Sueur County?
Yes. Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Le Sueur County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Le Sueur County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Le Sueur County property are searchable at Le Sueur County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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