Vermont · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Essex County, VT
Essex County (population 6,051) 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 Guildhall (shire town/county seat of Essex County, VT's smallest and least populous county) - other towns (Canaan, Concord, Lunenburg, 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.
Essex 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 Guildhall (shire town/county seat of Essex County, VT's smallest and least populous county) - other towns (Canaan, Concord, Lunenburg, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office.
- Mailing address
- Town Clerk, 13 Courthouse Drive, P.O. Box 10, Guildhall, VT 05905 (Guildhall only; other Essex County towns have separate addresses)
- Phone
- 802-676-3797
- Checks payable to
- Town of Guildhall
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Essex 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 Guildhall (shire town/county seat of Essex County, VT's smallest and least populous county) - other towns (Canaan, Concord, Lunenburg, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office. before you mail a check.
What Essex 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
- Limited office hours (Tue/Thu only)
Can you e-record in Essex County?
Essex 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 Essex County, Vermont
- Prepare the document so it meets Essex 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 Guildhall (shire town/county seat of Essex County, VT's smallest and least populous county) - other towns (Canaan, Concord, Lunenburg, etc.) each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office..
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Town of Guildhall.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Essex County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Essex County property are searchable at NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level assessor. Representative office: Town of Guildhall Board of Listers. 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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