Vermont · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bennington County, VT
Bennington County (population 36,630) records real-property documents through the NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN CLERK level. Representative office shown is the Town Clerk of Bennington (county seat/shire town) - other towns in the county (Manchester, Arlington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office.. 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.
Bennington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN CLERK level. Representative office shown is the Town Clerk of Bennington (county seat/shire town) - other towns in the county (Manchester, Arlington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office.
- Mailing address
- Town Clerk, 205 South Street, P.O. Box 469, Bennington, VT 05201 (Bennington town only; other towns have separate addresses)
- Phone
- 802-442-1037 (Town Clerk); 802-442-1043 (Land Records)
- Checks payable to
- Town of Bennington
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bennington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 per page, statewide statutory rate (32 V.S.A. §1671(a)(6))
- Additional pages
- $15.00 per page (same statewide per-page rate)
- Other fees
- Property transfer return recording fee $15.00 flat; certified copy $10.00/page; $4.00/page minimum reserved for Restoration & Preservation Reserve Fund (32 V.S.A. §1671)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN CLERK level. Representative office shown is the Town Clerk of Bennington (county seat/shire town) - other towns in the county (Manchester, Arlington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office. before you mail a check.
What Bennington County requires
- Page formatting
- Page defined by statute as one side of a leaf up to 7.5"x14" (32 V.S.A. §1671); no other formatting specifics confirmed on official site
- Submission & return
- Land records from 1978 forward searchable online via Record Hub; pre-1978 by in-person/contact request
Can you e-record in Bennington County?
Bennington 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 Bennington County, Vermont
- Prepare the document so it meets Bennington 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 NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN CLERK level. Representative office shown is the Town Clerk of Bennington (county seat/shire town) - other towns in the county (Manchester, Arlington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office..
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Town of Bennington.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bennington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bennington County property are searchable at NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level assessor. Representative office: Town of Bennington Assessors/Listers Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Vermont
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