Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Otter Tail County, MN
Otter Tail County (population 61,041) records real-property documents through the Otter Tail County Recorder / Registrar of Titles. 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.
Otter Tail County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Otter Tail County Recorder / Registrar of Titles
- Mailing address
- Otter Tail County Recorder, Government Services Center, 565 Fir Ave W, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Phone
- 218-998-8140
- Checks payable to
- Otter Tail County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Otter Tail County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat (no page-count surcharge; covers registered or unregistered/abstract land)
- Additional pages
- $0 (included in flat $46 fee)
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate $50 (waived if attached to a deed recording under $1,000 consideration); deed/mortgage registration tax separate
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Otter Tail County Recorder / Registrar of Titles before you mail a check.
What Otter Tail County requires
- Page formatting
- Max 8.5 x 14 in.; black ink; min. 8-pt font; white paper 20 lb+; approx. 0.5 in. margins; 3-in. blank space at top of first page for recording info (per office guidance)
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly mandated on official page; MN Stat 507.093 first-page blank space requirement applies
- Submission & return
- Mail (original returned to submitter's address); not explicitly detailed on site
Can you e-record in Otter Tail County?
Yes. Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County Recorder / Registrar of Titles.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Otter Tail County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Otter Tail County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Otter Tail County property are searchable at Otter Tail 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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