Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Unicoi County, TN
Unicoi County (population 17,856) records real-property documents through the Unicoi 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.
Unicoi County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Unicoi County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 100 North Main Ave, Suite 202, Erwin, TN 37650 (also cited as PO Box 305, Erwin, TN 37650)
- Phone
- 423-743-6104
- Website
- unicoicountytn.com
- Checks payable to
- Unicoi County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Unicoi County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, Register's Deed)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; State Conveyance Tax $3.70/$1,000 (warranty/quitclaim deeds); State Mortgage Tax $1.15/$1,000 on Deeds of Trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register Fee when state tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Unicoi County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Unicoi County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard TN statutory recording margins/paper apply (see cover_sheet_required)
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet, but TN law (T.C.A. 8-13-108) requires a 3-inch blank top margin on the first page for the register's stamp, 1-inch margins on all other sides/pages, legible black print, and white paper sized 8.5x11 or 8.5x14
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter's return address unless picked up in person
- Hours & turnaround
- Faster via Simplifile)
Can you e-record in Unicoi County?
Yes. Unicoi County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Unicoi County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Unicoi 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Unicoi County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Unicoi County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Unicoi County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Unicoi County property are searchable at Unicoi 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.