Ohio · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Miami County, OH
Miami County (population 108,774) records real-property documents through the Miami 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.
Miami County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Miami County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Miami County Recorder's Office, 201 West Main Street, Troy, OH 45373
- Phone
- 937-440-6040
- Website
- miamicountyohio.gov/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Miami County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Miami County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $39.00 (first 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $4.00 marginal notation fee (releases/assignments/modifications); $20.00 non-standard document fee; certified copies $2.00/page plus $1.00/seal
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Miami County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Miami County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statewide cover-sheet mandate; standard ORC 317.114 margin/font/paper formatting required
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents generally recorded within a few business days; e-recorded documents typically same-day
Can you e-record in Miami County?
Yes. Miami 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 Miami County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Miami 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 Miami County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Miami County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Miami County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Miami County property are searchable at Miami 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 Miami 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 Miami 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 Miami County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.