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Recording a Deed or Document in Berks County, PA
Berks County (population 440,072) records real-property documents through the Berks County Recorder of Deeds. 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.
Berks County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Berks County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Berks County Recorder of Deeds, Berks County Services Center, 3rd Floor, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601
- Phone
- 610-478-3380
- Checks payable to
- Berks County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Berks County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed base fee $82.00 (up to 4 pages); other instruments (POA, Declarations) $45.00 (up to 4 pages)
- Additional pages
- $4.00/additional page; $10.00/additional parcel beyond first; $1.00/name over 15 names
- Other fees
- No distinct records-management archive rider found beyond base/index fees
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Berks County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Berks County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, legible printing; standard PA margin/paper conventions
- Submission & return
- Mail (postage-paid addressed envelope required), in-person, or e-recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day recording for documents received by 3:30 PM; returned next business day
Can you e-record in Berks County?
Yes. Berks County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Berks 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Berks County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Berks County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Berks County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Berks County property are searchable at Berks County Assessment Office (GIS Parcel/Assessment 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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