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Recording a Deed or Document in Potter County, PA
Potter County (population 15,897) records real-property documents through the Potter County Register of Wills / 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.
Potter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Potter County Register of Wills / Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1 North Main Street, Gunzburger Building, Coudersport, PA 16915
- Phone
- 814-274-8370
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Potter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed $73.75; Mortgage $73.75; Mortgage Release $58.75; Mortgage Assignment $58.75; Easement/ROW $58.75; POA $18.50 (all incl. up to 4 pages/4 names/1 parcel)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page (after 4); $0.50 per additional name (after 4); $0.50 per additional parcel
- Other fees
- not separately itemized
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Potter County Register of Wills / Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Potter County requires
- Submission & return
- Free record-alert email/text notification service available
Can you e-record in Potter County?
Yes. Potter County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Potter County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Potter 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Potter County Register of Wills / Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Potter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Potter County property are searchable at Potter County Tax Assessment Office - 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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