Pennsylvania · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, PA
Union County (population 42,313) records real-property documents through the Union 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Union County Recorder of Deeds, Union County Courthouse, 103 S. Second Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837
- Phone
- (570) 524-8762
- Checks payable to
- Union County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Union County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $70.25 (deed base fee includes up to 4 pages, 4 names, 1 parcel); $58.75 for easements (same page/name/parcel structure)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page over 4 (deeds/mortgages); $2.00 per additional page (easements); $1.00 per additional name over 4
- Other fees
- No separate records-management/archive rider fee identified on published fee schedule; certified copy fee $1.50 plus $0.25/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 8.5 x 11 inch; minimum 1-inch margins, free from all markings; documents must be legible/capable of clear scanning
- Submission & return
- Stamped, self-addressed return envelope required at time of recording; office will not mail recorded documents without one provided
- Hours & turnaround
- No turnaround time published on official site
Can you e-record in Union County?
Union 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 Union County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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 Union County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Union County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union 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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