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Recording a Deed or Document in Clermont County, OH
Clermont County (population 208,601) records real-property documents through the Clermont 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.
Clermont County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clermont County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Clermont County Recorder, 101 East Main Street, Batavia, OH 45103
- Phone
- (513) 732-7236
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; documents presented after 4:15 p.m. are processed the next business day
- Checks payable to
- Clermont County Treasurer
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, ePN
Clermont County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 for the first 2 pages
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per page
- Other fees
- $20.00 for documents not meeting ORC 317.114 standards; $4.00 per marginal reference to a prior document
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Conveyance fee of $4.00 per $1,000 of consideration plus $0.50 per parcel transfer fee, paid to the County Auditor before recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clermont County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Clermont County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 in.; 3-inch top margin on page 1, 1.5-inch top margin on later pages, 1-inch side and bottom margins; font at least 10 pt; black or blue ink only; no highlighting
- Cover sheet
- No county form. Mail-ins need a cover letter with a contact name and phone; deeds need Auditor conveyance form DTE 100 or DTE 100EX
- Submission & return
- Mail-ins returned in your self-addressed stamped envelope; e-recordings returned electronically through the vendor
- Turnaround
- E-filed documents are usually recorded the same day; e-recordings received after 3:30 p.m. are processed the next business day
Checked against official Clermont County and Ohio sources on October 6, 2026: recorder.clermontcountyohio.gov, clermontauditor.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Clermont County?
Yes. Clermont County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Clermont County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Clermont 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, Indecomm, ePN, or by mail to Clermont County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clermont County Treasurer.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clermont County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clermont County property are searchable at Clermont County Auditor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Clermont 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 Clermont 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 Clermont County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.