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Recording a Deed or Document in Lackawanna County, PA
Lackawanna County (population 216,502) records real-property documents through the Lackawanna 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.
Lackawanna County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 218, Scranton, PA 18503
- Phone
- 570-963-6775
- Recording hours
- Office 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; documents recorded 9:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
- Checks payable to
- Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Lackawanna County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $99.75 per deed, covering up to 4 pages, 4 names, 1 acknowledgment, 1 parcel, 1 PIN certification and the cover page
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4
- Other fees
- $0.50 per name over 4; $0.50 per extra acknowledgment or parcel; $10.00 per extra PIN certification; Statement of Value $2.00; e-recorded attachments $0.50/page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- 2% of value (1% state + 1% local); 3.7% total in the City of Scranton. Paid to the Recorder of Deeds at recording.
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Lackawanna County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. 20 lb paper preferred (8.5 x 14 accepted); minimum 12-point font; 1 in. margins on every page; original signatures in dark ink; no handwritten text except signatures; no highlighter; county tax parcel number required on real estate documents
- Cover sheet
- Not required from the filer; the office's base fee includes its cover page. Deeds need a Certificate of Residence, and a Statement of Value when tax is not paid on full value or an exemption is claimed.
- Submission & return
- Mailed back if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided at recording
Checked against official Lackawanna County and Pennsylvania sources on October 6, 2026: lackawannacounty.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Lackawanna County?
Yes. Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lackawanna County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lackawanna County property are searchable at Lackawanna County Assessment Office (Assessor's Office Online Database). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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