Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Trousdale County, TN
Trousdale County (population 12,623) records real-property documents through the Trousdale 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.
Trousdale County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Trousdale County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 328 Broadway, Room 12, Hartsville, TN 37074
- Phone
- (615) 374-2921
- Checks payable to
- Trousdale County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Trousdale County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 minimum (1-2 page deed, $5.00/page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $2.00 computer fund fee per recording; $1.00 additional fee on taxable instruments; $3.70 per $1,000 realty transfer tax
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Trousdale County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Trousdale County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on first page required under TN state law (statewide requirement)
Can you e-record in Trousdale County?
Trousdale 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 Trousdale County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Trousdale 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 Trousdale County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Trousdale County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Trousdale County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Trousdale County property are searchable at Trousdale 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.