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Recording a Deed or Document in Harnett County, NC
Harnett County (population 133,568) records real-property documents through the Harnett 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.
Harnett County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harnett County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 305 W. Cornelius Harnett Blvd., Suite 100, Lillington, NC 27546
- Phone
- (910) 893-7540
- Website
- harnett.org/deeds
- Checks payable to
- Harnett County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Harnett County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (instruments in general)
- Additional pages
- $4 per page thereafter ($64 first 35 pages for deeds of trust/mortgages)
- Other fees
- $21 per sheet for plats; certified copies $5 first page/$2 addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harnett County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Harnett County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not mandatory; statewide 3-inch top margin / 0.25-inch other margins rule applies (G.S. 161-14)
- Submission & return
- Mail return of recorded original or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day/minutes for e-recording; several business days for mail
Can you e-record in Harnett County?
Yes. Harnett County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Harnett County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Harnett 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, ePN, or by mail to Harnett County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harnett County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harnett County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harnett County property are searchable at Harnett County Tax Department - GIS Viewer / CAMA Property 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 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.