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Recording a Deed or Document in Multnomah County, OR
Multnomah County (population 795,391) records real-property documents through the Multnomah County Division of Assessment, Recording & Taxation (DART) - Recording & Customer Service. 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.
Multnomah County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Multnomah County Division of Assessment, Recording & Taxation (DART) - Recording & Customer Service
- Mailing address
- Multnomah County Recording, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 175, Portland, OR 97214
- Phone
- 503-988-2273 (recording); direct recording contact 503-988-3326
- Checks payable to
- Multnomah County Clerk (Recording)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Multnomah County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86 (deeds/easements/ownership docs)
- Additional pages
- $5/page
- Other fees
- Multi-transaction documents +$5; non-standard/cover sheet not meeting first-page requirements +$20
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Multnomah County Division of Assessment, Recording & Taxation (DART) - Recording & Customer Service before you mail a check.
What Multnomah County requires
- Page formatting
- Text must be 10-point type or larger; page size 8.5x11 to 8.5x14; 4in x 2in space reserved (preferably upper right) for recording sticker; paper must photographically reproduce well
- Submission & return
- Mail or over-the-counter; e-recorded returns electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- e-Recording cutoff 4:15pm; documents received after processed next business day
Can you e-record in Multnomah County?
Yes. Multnomah 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 Multnomah County, Oregon
- Prepare the document so it meets Multnomah 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 Multnomah County Division of Assessment, Recording & Taxation (DART) - Recording & Customer Service.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Multnomah County Clerk (Recording).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Multnomah County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Multnomah County property are searchable at Multnomah County Property Tax & Ownership Search (MultcoPropTax) / PortlandMaps. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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