Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Martin County, MN
Martin County (population 19,440) records real-property documents through the Martin 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.
Martin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Martin County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Martin County Recorder, 201 Lake Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031
- Phone
- 507-238-3213
- Checks payable to
- Martin County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Martin 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 — flat $46 regardless of pages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Martin County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Martin County requires
- Cover sheet
- No special cover sheet identified; must meet MN Stat. 507.093 formatting (3-inch top blank margin, legible print)
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm; contact for turnaround
Can you e-record in Martin County?
Martin 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 Martin County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Martin 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 Martin County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Martin County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Martin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Martin County property are searchable at Martin County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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