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Recording a Deed or Document in Iredell County, NC
Iredell County (population 186,693) records real-property documents through the Iredell 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.
Iredell County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Iredell County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Iredell County Register of Deeds, 211 Constitution Ln, Statesville, NC 28677 (branch: 610 East Center Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115)
- Phone
- (704) 872-7468
- Checks payable to
- Iredell County Register Of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Iredell County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (general instruments); $64.00 first 35 pages (deeds of trust/mortgages); Plats $21 per sheet
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Nonstandard document surcharge $25.00; multi-instrument $10.00; Oath of Notary $10.00; Satisfactions no fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Iredell County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Iredell County requires
- Page formatting
- Plats must be presented on mylar; nonstandard documents (margins, 2-sided, etc.) incur $25 surcharge
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; NC statute requires 3"x3" blank space top right corner of first page
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter or via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to next business day for e-recording; 1-2 weeks for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Iredell County?
Yes. Iredell 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 Iredell County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Iredell 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 Iredell County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Iredell County Register Of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Iredell County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Iredell County property are searchable at Iredell County Tax Administration / County Assessor Division. 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.