Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lauderdale County, TN
Lauderdale County (population 24,617) records real-property documents through the Lauderdale 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.
Lauderdale County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lauderdale County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 100 Court Square, Ripley, TN 38063
- Phone
- (731) 635-2171
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lauderdale County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page; $5.00 per additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70/$1,000 state conveyance tax + $1.00 register fee (deeds); $1.15/$1,000 state mortgage tax, first $2,000 exempt + $1.00 register fee (deeds of trust)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lauderdale County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Lauderdale County?
Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Lauderdale County's formatting rules: 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 Lauderdale County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lauderdale County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lauderdale County property are searchable at Lauderdale County Property 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 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.