North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Nash County, NC
Nash County (population 94,970) records real-property documents through the Nash 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.
Nash County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Nash County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 120 W. Washington Street, Suite 3030, Nashville, NC 27856
- Phone
- 252-459-9836
- Checks payable to
- Nash County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Nash County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first 15 pages (deeds/general instruments); Deeds of Trust $64.00 first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Multi-instrument fee $10.00; non-standard document fee $25.00; $2.00 per party in excess of 20 listed in instrument (effective 10/1/15); excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Nash County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Nash County requires
- Page formatting
- GS 161-14(b): paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in; 3-inch blank top margin first page; 1/2-inch (now 1/4-inch effective 10/1/2011) side/other margins; black type on white paper; font no smaller than 10 pt; single-sided; instrument type stated at top of first page below blank margin
- Submission & return
- Mail or in person; e-recording via MOU vendors, processed 8:00am-4:30pm M-F
Can you e-record in Nash County?
Yes. Nash 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 Nash County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Nash 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 Nash County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Nash County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Nash County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Nash County property are searchable at Nash County Tax Office (Tax Search - Owner 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.