South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greenville County, SC
Greenville County (population 550,676) records real-property documents through the Greenville County Register 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.
Greenville County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greenville County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 301 University Ridge, Suite 1300, Greenville, SC 29601-3674
- Phone
- 864-467-7240 (864-467-7243 recording line)
- Website
- greenvillecounty.org/rod
- Checks payable to
- Greenville County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Greenville County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 deed (or $25 mortgage/other instrument, $10 affidavit/release) + SC deed recording fee $1.85 per $500 of value ($1.30 state + $0.55 county)
- Additional pages
- No standard SC per-page charge; flat statutory fee model per PDF at greenvillecounty.org/rod/pdf/deed_recording_fees.pdf
- Other fees
- See county fee PDF
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greenville County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Greenville County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions
Can you e-record in Greenville County?
Yes. Greenville County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Greenville County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Greenville 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, or by mail to Greenville County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greenville County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greenville County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greenville County property are searchable at Greenville County Real Property Services (Assessor). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in South Carolina
South Carolina requires two subscribing witnesses physically present at signing (S.C. Code §30-5-30), which our online notarization flow can't satisfy — not currently supported. See the states we file in.