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Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, VT
Franklin County (population 51,177) records real-property documents through the NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN/CITY CLERK level. Representative office shown is the City Clerk of St. Albans City (shire town/county seat of Franklin County) - note St. Albans Town is a SEPARATE municipality from St. Albans City, each with its own clerk/land records; other towns in the county (Swanton, Fairfax, Highgate, etc.) also 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level recording office. Land records are recorded at the TOWN/CITY CLERK level. Representative office shown is the City Clerk of St. Albans City (shire town/county seat of Franklin County) - note St. Albans Town is a SEPARATE municipality from St. Albans City, each with its own clerk/land records; other towns in the county (Swanton, Fairfax, Highgate, etc.) also each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office.
- Mailing address
- City Clerk's Office, 100 North Main Street, St. Albans, VT 05478 (St. Albans City only; St. Albans Town and other Franklin County towns have separate addresses/clerks)
- Phone
- St. Albans Town Clerk (separate municipality) is (802) 524-2415
- Website
- stalbansvt.com/cityclerk
- Checks payable to
- City of St. Albans
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin 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/CITY CLERK level. Representative office shown is the City Clerk of St. Albans City (shire town/county seat of Franklin County) - note St. Albans Town is a SEPARATE municipality from St. Albans City, each with its own clerk/land records; other towns in the county (Swanton, Fairfax, Highgate, etc.) also each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office. before you mail a check.
What Franklin 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
- Online Land Records with images back to 1897 available via recordhub.cottsystems.com subscription portal
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Vermont
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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/CITY CLERK level. Representative office shown is the City Clerk of St. Albans City (shire town/county seat of Franklin County) - note St. Albans Town is a SEPARATE municipality from St. Albans City, each with its own clerk/land records; other towns in the county (Swanton, Fairfax, Highgate, etc.) also each maintain separate land records at their own town clerk's office..
- Pay the recording fee, payable to City of St. Albans.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at NOTE: Vermont has NO county-level assessor. Representative office: City of St. Albans Assessor's Office (Property Services Manager & Assessor). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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