Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Fort Bend County, TX
Fort Bend County (population 822,797) records real-property documents through the Fort Bend County Clerk. 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.
Fort Bend County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Fort Bend County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Fort Bend County Clerk, 301 Jackson Street, Suite 101, Richmond, TX 77469
- Phone
- (281) 341-8685 (recording/research fax 281-238-2290)
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (open during lunch)
- Website
- fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-clerk/recording/real-and-personal-property
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Fort Bend County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 for the first page ($5.00 recording fee + $10.00 records management fee)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name over 5; missing grantee address penalty: greater of $25.00 or twice the fee; certified copy $1.00/page + $5.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Fort Bend County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Fort Bend County requires
- Page formatting
- Heading at the top of page 1 naming the document type; names typed or printed under each signature (otherwise double fee for that page); grantee mailing address required; original signatures on paper documents
Checked against official Fort Bend County and Texas sources on October 6, 2026: fortbendcountytx.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Fort Bend County?
Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Fort Bend County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Fort Bend County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Fort Bend County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.