Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rhea County, TN
Rhea County (population 34,844) records real-property documents through the Rhea 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.
Rhea County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rhea County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Rhea County Register of Deeds, 375 Church Street, Suite 106, Dayton, TN 37321 (mail attn: Public Records Request Coordinator, 375 Church Street, Suite 200, Dayton, TN 37321)
- Phone
- (423) 775-7841
- Checks payable to
- Rhea County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rhea County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages (Registered Deed)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; $3.70/thousand state conveyance tax + $1.00 register fee (deeds); $1.15/thousand state mortgage tax (deeds of trust)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rhea County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Rhea County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or in person
Can you e-record in Rhea County?
Rhea 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 Rhea County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Rhea 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 Rhea County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rhea County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rhea County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rhea County property are searchable at Rhea County Property Assessor (Tennessee Comptroller Division of Property Assessments statewide portal). 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.