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Recording a Deed or Document in Highland County, OH
Highland County (population 43,317) records real-property documents through the Highland 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.
Highland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Highland County Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 804, Hillsboro, OH 45133 (physical: 119 Governor Foraker Pl., Ste. 108, Hillsboro, OH 45133)
- Phone
- (937) 393-9954
- Checks payable to
- Highland County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Highland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 for 1-2 pages (fee scale ranges up to $103.00 at 10 pages)
- Additional pages
- ~$8.00 per additional page (implied by fee scale)
- Other fees
- $4.00 marginal notation fee; additional $20.00 assessed if document notarized after 7/1/2009 does not comply with Ohio document standards
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Highland County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Highland County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required for documents mailed back after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours M-F 8:00am-4:00pm; documents received after 3:30pm held and processed next business day
Can you e-record in Highland County?
Yes. Highland 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 Highland County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Highland 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 Highland County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Highland County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Highland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Highland County property are searchable at Highland County Auditor (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 Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.