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Recording a Deed or Document in Robeson County, NC
Robeson County (population 116,530) records real-property documents through the Robeson 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.
Robeson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Robeson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Robeson County Register of Deeds, 550 North Chestnut Street, Lumberton, NC 28358
- Phone
- 910-671-3040
- Checks payable to
- Robeson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Robeson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 for first 15 pages (general instruments); Deeds of Trust/Mortgages $64 for first 35 pages
- Additional pages
- $4 per page after the base page threshold
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document fee; $10 per additional indexed instrument; $21 per plat sheet; excise tax $1 per $500 of consideration on deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Robeson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Robeson County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black ink, minimum 10-point font per NC recording standards (NC GS 161-14); non-conforming docs incur $25 surcharge
- Cover sheet
- Not statutorily mandatory but recommended; NC-standard 3-inch blank top margin required on page 1 for stamps, 1/2-inch margins elsewhere
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions; automatic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording accepted/rejected same business day (~24 hrs notification); mail turnaround varies (days to weeks)
Can you e-record in Robeson County?
Yes. Robeson 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 Robeson County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Robeson 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 Robeson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Robeson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Robeson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Robeson County property are searchable at Robeson County Tax Administration (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.