Pennsylvania · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chester County, PA
Chester County (population 557,116) records real-property documents through the Chester 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.
Chester County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chester County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Chester County Recorder of Deeds, 313 W. Market Street, Suite 3302, P.O. Box 2748, West Chester, PA 19380-0991
- Phone
- (610) 344-6330 (fax 610-344-6408)
- Checks payable to
- Chester County Recorder of Deeds (per official fee brochure)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Chester County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds $93.75 (includes up to 4 pages, 4 names, 1 UPI, 1 tract); Mortgages $93.75; Satisfactions/Assignments/Releases/Easements/ROW $80.75
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (deeds/mortgages); $2.00 per additional page (satisfactions/releases/easements/ROW)
- Other fees
- $1.00 per additional name; $20.00 per additional UPI; $1.00 per additional tract of land
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chester County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Chester County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day recording cutoff 4:00pm; front desk hours 8:30am-4:30pm M-F
Can you e-record in Chester County?
Yes. Chester 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 Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Chester 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 Chester County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chester County Recorder of Deeds (per official fee brochure).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chester County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chester County property are searchable at Chester County Assessment Office (ChescoViews GIS/property 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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