Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hamilton County, TN
Hamilton County (population 390,833) records real-property documents through the Hamilton 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.
Hamilton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hamilton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Hamilton County Register of Deeds, 625 Georgia Ave, Room 100, Chattanooga, TN 37402
- Phone
- (423) 209-6560
- Website
- register.hamiltontn.gov
- Checks payable to
- Hamilton County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hamilton 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 Hamilton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hamilton County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Hamilton County?
Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Hamilton 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 Hamilton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hamilton County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hamilton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hamilton County property are searchable at Hamilton County Assessor of Property. 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.