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Recording a Deed or Document in Yazoo County, MS
Yazoo County (population 26,748) records real-property documents through the Chancery Clerk, Yazoo County. 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.
Yazoo County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chancery Clerk, Yazoo County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 68, 211 E. Broadway St., Yazoo City, MS 39194
- Phone
- 662-746-2661
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Yazoo County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing, first 5 pages) per LTAMS statewide MS fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page beyond 5 pages
- Other fees
- Oil & Gas documents $26.00 first 5 pages + $4.00 per section/subdivision lot + $1.00/page beyond 5; certified copies $1.00 per document; $10.00 surcharge for non-conforming formatting
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chancery Clerk, Yazoo County before you mail a check.
What Yazoo County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet required; MS statutory margin/format standard applies (3-inch top margin p.1, 3/4-inch other margins)
Can you e-record in Yazoo County?
Yazoo 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 Yazoo County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Yazoo 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 Chancery Clerk, Yazoo County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yazoo County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yazoo County property are searchable at Yazoo County Tax Assessor - Property Link / Delta Computer Systems land roll search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Mississippi
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