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Recording a Deed or Document in Richland County, OH
Richland County (population 124,936) records real-property documents through the Richland 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.
Richland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richland County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Richland County Recorder, 50 Park Avenue East, Mansfield, OH 44902
- Phone
- 419-774-5602
- Checks payable to
- Richland County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Richland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $34.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $8.00 per additional page (Living Wills/Durable POA-Health Care: 1-2 pgs $34, 3 pgs $36, 4+ pgs max $40)
- Other fees
- Reduced-fee schedule exists for health-care POA/living wills; no separate archive rider found
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richland County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Richland County requires
- Page formatting
- Ohio statewide standard formatting per ORC 317.114: white 8.5x11/8.5x14 paper, black/blue ink, min 10pt font, 3-inch top margin page 1
- Cover sheet
- No county-specific mandatory cover sheet found; standard Ohio ORC 317.114 3-inch top margin applies
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly confirmed on site; recorded originals typically returned by mail unless picked up
- Hours & turnaround
- Not explicitly stated
Can you e-record in Richland County?
Yes. Richland County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Richland County, Ohio
- Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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 CSC, or by mail to Richland County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Richland County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richland County property are searchable at Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.