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Recording a Deed or Document in Avery County, NC
Avery County (population 17,806) records real-property documents through the Avery County Register of Deeds. 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.
Avery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Avery County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 87, Newland, NC 28657 (physical: 200 Montezuma Street, Newland, NC 28657)
- Phone
- 828-733-8260
- Website
- averydeeds.com
- Checks payable to
- Avery County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Avery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); $64 for first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10 per additional cross-reference/multi-instrument indexing; nonstandard-document fee applies if formatting requirements not met (NCGS 161-10(a)(18a))
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Avery County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Avery County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NC standard (NCGS 161-14): 3-inch blank top margin on first page, 0.5-inch margins elsewhere, black ink on white paper, minimum 9-point font, printed one side only, instrument type stated at top of first page
- Cover sheet
- Not required under NC law; nonstandard-document fee charged instead if margin/font rules unmet
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter (include self-addressed stamped envelope) or returned electronically via eRecording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to ~2 business days via eRecording; roughly 1-3 weeks for mailed-in documents (varies by office volume)
Can you e-record in Avery County?
Yes. Avery County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Avery County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Avery 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, or by mail to Avery County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Avery County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Avery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Avery County property are searchable at Avery County Tax/Real Estate Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in North Carolina
North Carolina requires notarized signatures from both the record owner and the purchaser, plus an expiration date (N.C. Gen. Stat. §47-119.1). See the states we file in.