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Recording a Deed or Document in Waller County, TX
Waller County (population 56,751) records real-property documents through the Waller County Clerk (Debbie Hollan). 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.
Waller County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Waller County Clerk (Debbie Hollan)
- Mailing address
- 836 Austin Street, Suite 217, Hempstead, TX 77445
- Phone
- 979-826-7711
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Waller County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (Real Property Records Filing Fee $5.00 under LGC 118.011(a)(1)/(a)(6) + Records Management & Preservation Fee $10.00 under LGC 118.0216), per official 2024 Fee Schedule effective 01.01.2024
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page, per LGC 118.011(a)(1)
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed in excess of five; grantee mailing address omitted penalty $25.00 (Property Code 11.003(2)); nonconforming document penalty $5.00 first page/$4.00 second page (LGC 191.007(h))
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Waller County Clerk (Debbie Hollan) before you mail a check.
What Waller County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard LGC 191.007 requirements (8.5x14 max page, legible type, positive black-on-white print, name typed under signature); double fee applies for nonconforming pages
Can you e-record in Waller County?
Waller 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 Waller County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Waller 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 Waller County Clerk (Debbie Hollan).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Waller 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 Waller 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 Waller County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.