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Recording a Deed or Document in Allen County, OH
Allen County (population 102,206) records real-property documents through the Allen County Recorder. 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.
Allen County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Allen County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Allen County Recorder, 301 N. Main St., Room 204, Lima, OH 45801 (mailing: P.O. Box 1243, Lima, OH 45802)
- Phone
- (419) 223-8517
- Website
- allencountyohio.com/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Allen County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Allen County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 for each additional page
- Other fees
- Copies $2.00/page; certified copies add $1.00 per seal
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Allen County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Allen County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio ORC 317.114 formatting (margins, black ink, standard paper); mail-in conveyances must already have the Allen County Auditor's Conveyance Stamp affixed before arrival
- Submission & return
- Mail (Auditor's transfer/conveyance stamp required prior to mailing)
Can you e-record in Allen County?
Yes. Allen 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 Allen County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Allen 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 Allen County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Allen County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Allen County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Allen County property are searchable at Allen County Auditor - Real Estate/Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Allen County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Allen County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Allen County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.