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Recording a Deed or Document in Clinton County, PA
Clinton County (population 37,870) records real-property documents through the Clinton County Register & Recorder. 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.
Clinton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clinton County Register & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Clinton County Register & Recorder, 2 Piper Way Suite 239, Lock Haven, PA 17745 (also cited as 230 East Water St, Lock Haven, PA 17745)
- Phone
- (570) 893-4010
- Checks payable to
- Clinton County Register & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clinton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Tiered by document type $15.00-$100.00 (4 pages/4 names base, excluding UCCs); Conveyance/UPI Required and Corrective Deed/UPI Required: $90.00; Bill of Sale $85.00; Assignment of Mortgage $74.00
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.50 per additional name; UPI/PIN Certification $15.00 per parcel
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clinton County Register & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Clinton County requires
- Page formatting
- Max page size 8.5x14 in, min 8.5x11 in; margins minimum 1-inch, free of markings
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly stated (SASE standard practice)
Can you e-record in Clinton County?
Clinton County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Clinton County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Clinton 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 by mail to Clinton County Register & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clinton County Register & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clinton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clinton County property are searchable at Clinton 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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