North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lenoir County, NC
Lenoir County (population 55,122) records real-property documents through the Lenoir 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.
Lenoir County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lenoir County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 3289, Kinston, NC 28502 (physical: 101 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501)
- Phone
- 252-559-6420
- Checks payable to
- Lenoir County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Lenoir County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (deeds/other instruments, first 15 pages); Deeds of Trust $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 per additional instrument (multi-instrument document); $25.00 non-standard document surcharge
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Lenoir County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NC standard: first page must have 3-inch blank space at top for recording stamp, minimum 2-inch margin on all other pages top/bottom, black ink, no smaller than 9-point type, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper; grantor/grantee names and legal description on first page per NC statute
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute but recommended; must meet NC recording standards (3-inch top margin first page, 2-inch elsewhere is not NC standard - see formatting_notes)
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail to submitter after recording (self-addressed stamped envelope typically required) or electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days depending on method (in-person same day; e-recording typically same/next business day)
Can you e-record in Lenoir County?
Yes. Lenoir 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 Lenoir County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Lenoir 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 Lenoir County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lenoir County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lenoir County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lenoir County property are searchable at Lenoir County Tax Department (GIS/Real Property Records via Spatialest). 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.