Vermont · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grand Isle County, VT
Grand Isle County (population 7,511) records real-property documents through the NO COUNTY RECORDING OFFICE EXISTS. Vermont records real-property deeds/memoranda at the TOWN CLERK's office in the town where the property is located (Grand Isle County contains the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, and South Hero, each with its own clerk).. 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.
Grand Isle County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- NO COUNTY RECORDING OFFICE EXISTS. Vermont records real-property deeds/memoranda at the TOWN CLERK's office in the town where the property is located (Grand Isle County contains the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, and South Hero, each with its own clerk).
- Mailing address
- Varies by town — see VT Secretary of State Town Clerk Directory for the specific town clerk's mailing address within Grand Isle County
- Checks payable to
- Varies; typically '[Town Name] Town Clerk' or 'Town of [Name]'
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grand Isle County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00/page (flat statewide statutory rate, 32 V.S.A. §1671(a)(6)) — no separate first-page tier
- Additional pages
- $15.00/page (same flat statewide rate applies to every page)
- Other fees
- Certified copies $10.00/page; uncertified copies $1.00/page (min $2.00); no separate 'rider'/archive fee under state statute
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the NO COUNTY RECORDING OFFICE EXISTS. Vermont records real-property deeds/memoranda at the TOWN CLERK's office in the town where the property is located (Grand Isle County contains the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, and South Hero, each with its own clerk). before you mail a check.
What Grand Isle County requires
- Page formatting
- No statewide statutory font/margin rule for deeds; town clerks commonly request 8.5x11 paper, ~3-inch blank top margin on page 1, 1-inch margins elsewhere, min 12-pt black ink for legibility/imaging. Survey plats are separately regulated (27 V.S.A. §1403: min 1/2-inch margins, 1.5-inch binding margin).
- Cover sheet
- Not required by VT statute statewide; a cover letter is recommended (not mandatory) by individual town clerks
- Submission & return
- Original recorded instrument returned directly by the town clerk's office where recorded (mail or pickup); no centralized county return process
- Hours & turnaround
- Varies by town office; no statewide SLA (typically same-day to a few business days)
Can you e-record in Grand Isle County?
Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle County, Vermont
- Prepare the document so it meets Grand Isle 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 NO COUNTY RECORDING OFFICE EXISTS. Vermont records real-property deeds/memoranda at the TOWN CLERK's office in the town where the property is located (Grand Isle County contains the towns of Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, and South Hero, each with its own clerk)..
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Varies; typically '[Town Name] Town Clerk' or 'Town of [Name]'.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grand Isle County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grand Isle County property are searchable at None — no county assessor/appraisal district in Vermont. Property valuation ('listing') performed by each town's elected Listers/Assessor into that town's annual Grand List (VT Dept. of Taxes oversight only, no county role). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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