Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grundy County, TN
Grundy County (population 14,116) records real-property documents through the Grundy 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.
Grundy County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grundy County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 68 Cumberland Street, Suite 118, Altamont, TN 37301
- Phone
- (931) 692-3621
- Website
- grundycountytn.net/officials
- Checks payable to
- Grundy County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grundy County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two (2) pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- State Conveyance Tax $3.70/thousand + $1.00 Register Fee (deeds); State Mortgage Tax $1.15/thousand (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 Register Fee (deeds of trust) - standard TN statutory schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grundy County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Grundy County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or via ustitlesearch.net online records system
Can you e-record in Grundy County?
Grundy 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 Grundy County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Grundy 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 Grundy County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grundy County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grundy County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grundy County property are searchable at Grundy County Assessor of Property / TN Comptroller Real Estate Assessment Data. 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.