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Recording a Deed or Document in Blair County, PA
Blair County (population 119,541) records real-property documents through the Blair County Register and Recorder (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.
Blair County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Blair County Register and Recorder (Recorder of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Blair County Recorder of Deeds, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 113/145, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
- Phone
- (814) 693-3095
- Website
- blairco.org/departments/rr
- Checks payable to
- BLAIR COUNTY Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Blair County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $86.75; Mortgage $86.75; Assignment of Mortgage $60.75 (includes up to 4 names/4 pages)
- Additional pages
- $2.00/additional page; $0.50/additional name
- Other fees
- Certifications $2.00; copies $1.00/page (mailed/emailed) — no separate archive rider identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Blair County Register and Recorder (Recorder of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Blair County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard PA formatting (white paper, legible, 1-inch margins recommended)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed, correctly sized stamped envelope required) or in-person
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day recording for documents presented by 3:15 PM; mail turnaround several business days
Can you e-record in Blair County?
Yes. Blair County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Blair 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, or by mail to Blair County Register and Recorder (Recorder of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to BLAIR COUNTY Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Blair County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Blair County property are searchable at Blair County Assessment Office / GIS Parcel Viewer (property owners have dedicated portal via CourthouseOnline; public parcel viewer for situs lookup). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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