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Recording a Deed or Document in Centre County, PA
Centre County (population 157,393) records real-property documents through the Centre 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.
Centre County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Centre County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Willowbank Office Building, 420 Holmes Street, Room 123, Bellefonte, PA 16823
- Phone
- (814) 355-6801 (main office 814-355-6700)
- Checks payable to
- Centre County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Centre County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Base fees $18.50-$71.25 depending on document type (4-page/4-name base for deeds/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Extensions of mortgages, order of court to satisfy mortgage, mortgage modification, rider, revocation, amendments: $20.50; UPI stamp $10.00 (obtained via Assessment Office)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Centre County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Centre County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required for mailed documents
Can you e-record in Centre County?
Yes. Centre 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 Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Centre 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 Centre County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Centre County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Centre County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Centre County property are searchable at Centre County Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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