Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Fayette County, TN
Fayette County (population 45,071) records real-property documents through the Fayette 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.
Fayette County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fayette County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Fayette County Register of Deeds, County Courthouse, 16755 Highway 64, Suite 108, P.O. Box 99, Somerville, TN 38068
- Phone
- (901) 465-5251
- Checks payable to
- Fayette County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Fayette County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, statutory TN recording fee)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax (if applicable)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fayette County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Fayette County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person (office hours M-F 8:30am-4:30pm)
Can you e-record in Fayette County?
Fayette 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 Fayette County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Fayette 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 Fayette County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Fayette County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Fayette County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fayette County property are searchable at Fayette County Property Assessor (Mark Ward). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.