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Recording a Deed or Document in Washington County, PA
Washington County (population 210,802) records real-property documents through the Washington 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.
Washington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Washington County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 95 W. Beau St., Suite 520, Washington, PA 15301
- Phone
- 724-228-6806
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Washington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $80.25 (deed, 4 pages/4 names/1 PIN)
- Additional pages
- $2.00/additional page; $0.50/additional indexed name; $10.00/additional PIN
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Washington County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Washington County requires
- Page formatting
- No legal-size pages accepted electronically; letter-size min 12-pt font, legal-size min 14-pt font; recording cutoff 4:00 PM daily
- Hours & turnaround
- Recorded, indexed, verified, and scanned within the current business day
Can you e-record in Washington County?
Yes. Washington County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Washington 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, or by mail to Washington County 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 Washington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washington County property are searchable at Washington County Assessment / Tyler Technologies Public Access 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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