North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lee County, NC
Lee County (population 63,285) records real-property documents through the Lee 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.
Lee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lee County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Lee County Register of Deeds, 1300 South Horner Blvd., Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 718-4585
- Checks payable to
- Lee County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Lee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); $64.00 first 35 pages (deeds of trust)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge $25.00; multi-instrument $10.00; certified copy $5 first page/$2 addl; uncertified $0.25/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lee County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Lee County requires
- Page formatting
- NC statewide standard: 8.5x11" or 8.5x14" white paper, black ink, legible font, 3"x3" blank recording space upper right of first page
- 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 (if available); 1-2 weeks for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Lee County?
Yes. Lee 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 Lee County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Lee 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 Lee County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lee County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lee County property are searchable at Lee County Tax Administration (Real Estate 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.