North Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, NC
Union County (population 238,267) records real-property documents through the Union 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 248, Monroe, NC 28111 (physical: 500 N. Main Street, Suite 239, Monroe, NC 28112)
- Phone
- 704-283-3794
- Checks payable to
- Union County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Union County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26 (first 15 pages, general instruments)
- Additional pages
- $4 per additional page
- Other fees
- Deeds of Trust/Mortgages: $64 for first 35 pages, $4/add'l page; Plats: $21/sheet; Excise stamps: $1 per $500 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate mandated cover sheet; NC statewide 3-inch top margin on page 1 for recording stamp, standard paper size, black ink
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter after recording (or electronic return for e-recorded documents)
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically 1-5 business days
Can you e-record in Union County?
Yes. Union 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 Union County, North Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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 Union County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Union County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union County Real Property Search (GIS & Mapping / Property Portal). 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.