Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Harris County, TX
Harris County (population 4,731,122) records real-property documents through the Harris County Clerk - Real Property Department (Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris 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.
Harris County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harris County Clerk - Real Property Department (Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk)
- Mailing address
- Harris County Clerk, Attn: Real Property Department, P.O. Box 1525, Houston, TX 77251-1525
- Phone
- (713) 274-8680
- Checks payable to
- Harris County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Harris County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 records archive fee; $10.00 records management fee; $0.25 per additional name indexed beyond 5; condominium records $10/sheet (4 pages taped as one sheet), key maps $50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harris County Clerk - Real Property Department (Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk) before you mail a check.
What Harris County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-2 inch margin required across top and left side of first page for recording information; legal description, grantee address, and printed names under signatures required
- Cover sheet
- No specific cover sheet mandated, but document must show legal description, grantee's mailing address, printed names under signatures with signer capacity, return address, and 1-2 inch top/left margin reserved for recording stamp
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day processing for e-recorded documents queued before 2:00 p.m. CST
Can you e-record in Harris County?
Yes. Harris County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Harris County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Harris 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, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Harris County Clerk - Real Property Department (Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harris County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Harris 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 Harris 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Harris County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.