Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hamblen County, TN
Hamblen County (population 68,843) records real-property documents through the Hamblen 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.
Hamblen County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hamblen County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Hamblen County Courthouse, 511 West Second North Street, Administrative Building, 3rd Floor, Morristown, TN 37814
- Phone
- (423) 586-6551
- Checks payable to
- Hamblen County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hamblen 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 Realty Transfer Tax and State Mortgage Tax collected per standard TN statutory schedule ($3.70/thousand conveyance; $1.15/thousand mortgage, first $2,000 exempt) - a downloadable 'Calculate Recording Fees' tool is on official site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hamblen County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hamblen County requires
- Submission & return
Can you e-record in Hamblen County?
Hamblen 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 Hamblen County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Hamblen 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 Hamblen County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hamblen County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hamblen County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hamblen County property are searchable at Hamblen 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.