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Recording a Deed or Document in Monroe County, PA
Monroe County (population 167,179) records real-property documents through the Monroe 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.
Monroe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Monroe County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- One Quaker Plaza, Room 106, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
- Phone
- 570-517-3969
- Checks payable to
- Monroe County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Monroe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deeds & mortgages: $86.75 (covers first 4 pages/4 names); other documents (satisfaction, assignment, release, sales agreement, etc.): $58.75
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 4; $0.50 per name over 4
- Other fees
- Mailed-copy request fee $1.00/page; certification $3.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Monroe County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Monroe County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard PA recording format: 8.5x11 paper, top margin for recorder stamp, min. 10pt font
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Monroe County?
Yes. Monroe 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 Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Monroe 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 Monroe County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Monroe County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Monroe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Monroe County property are searchable at Monroe 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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