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Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, PA
Montgomery County (population 877,643) records real-property documents through the Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- One Montgomery Plaza, P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
- Phone
- 610-278-3289
- Checks payable to
- Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $86.75 for first 4 pages of a deed or mortgage
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page over 4 (per county recording fee schedule)
- Other fees
- Mailed copy $5.00; certified mailed copy $10.00; in-person copy $0.50/page plus $1.50 certification
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard PA recording format: 8.5x11 white paper, adequate top margin, min. 10pt font
- Submission & return
- Mail return available for a fee; SASE recommended
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Yes. Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Montgomery County Board of Assessment / Property Records. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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