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Recording a Deed or Document in Howard County, MO
Howard County (population 10,180) records real-property documents through the Howard County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-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.
Howard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Howard County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Howard County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fayette, MO 65248
- Phone
- 660-248-2194
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Howard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00/page
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document surcharge if applicable; copies $2 first page/$1 addl page; certification $1/doc
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Howard County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Howard County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not required, optional cover page recorded as first page; 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, one side only, min 8-point type, 3-inch top margin first page reserved for recorder certification, 0.75-inch other margins
Can you e-record in Howard County?
Howard 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 Howard County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Howard 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 Howard County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Howard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Howard County property are searchable at Howard County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Missouri
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