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Recording a Deed or Document in Lynn County, TX
Lynn County (population 5,593) records real-property documents through the Lynn County Clerk (Karen Strickland). 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.
Lynn County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lynn County Clerk (Karen Strickland)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 937, 1501 South 1st Street, Tahoka, TX 79373
- Phone
- 806-561-4750
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lynn County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (LGC 118.011: $5.00 recording + $10.00 records management + $10.00 records archive)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page; $0.25 per additional name indexed over 5
- Other fees
- $25.00 penalty fee if grantee's mailing address is missing from conveyance, per Prop. Code 11.003)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lynn County Clerk (Karen Strickland) before you mail a check.
What Lynn County requires
- Page formatting
- 8-point minimum type size; original signature and proper notarial acknowledgment required (Prop. Code 12.001(b), 12.011); grantee's mailing address must be on/attached to conveyances (Prop. Code 11.003); names must be legibly typed/printed under signatures or fee doubles (LGC 191.007)
- Submission & return
- Office urges filers to include a pre-paid FedEx, UPS, or Priority Mail envelope to return documents; office states it has no control over USPS once documents leave
Can you e-record in Lynn County?
Lynn 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 Lynn County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Lynn 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 Lynn County Clerk (Karen Strickland).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Lynn 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 Lynn 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 Lynn County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.