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Recording a Deed or Document in Allegheny County, PA
Allegheny County (population 1,225,035) records real-property documents through the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate (Recorder of Deeds function). 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.
Allegheny County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Allegheny County Department of Real Estate (Recorder of Deeds function)
- Mailing address
- Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Room 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Phone
- 412-350-4226
- Checks payable to
- Allegheny County Department of Real Estate
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Allegheny County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $181.75 flat fee to record a deed, mortgage, or easement
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page charge unless document has more than 30 names ($5.00/name over 30)
- Other fees
- $10.00 per parcel for deed certification over 30 parcels
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate (Recorder of Deeds function) before you mail a check.
What Allegheny County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail-in submissions require a self-addressed return envelope
Can you e-record in Allegheny County?
Yes. Allegheny County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Allegheny 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, or by mail to Allegheny County Department of Real Estate (Recorder of Deeds function).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Allegheny County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Allegheny County property are searchable at Allegheny County Office of Property Assessments (Real Estate Portal / Property Record Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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