Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Roane County, TN
Roane County (population 57,395) records real-property documents through the Roane 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.
Roane County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Roane County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Roane County Register of Deeds, 200 E. Race Street, Suite 3 (mail: P.O. Box 181), Kingston, TN 37763
- Phone
- (865) 376-5556
- Checks payable to
- Roane County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Roane 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 with first $2,000 exempt (deeds of trust) + $1.00 register fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Roane County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Roane County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or in person
Can you e-record in Roane County?
Roane 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 Roane County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Roane 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 Roane County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Roane County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Roane County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Roane County property are searchable at Roane County Assessor of Property (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.