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Recording a Deed or Document in Albemarle County, VA
Albemarle County (population 118,356) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County. 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.
Albemarle County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County
- Mailing address
- Court Square, 501 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5110 (no separate PO Box mailing address confirmed)
- Phone
- (434) 972-4083 / (434) 972-4085
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Albemarle County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (10 or fewer pages) per statewide VA fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $32 total (11-30 pages); $52 total (31+ pages) - tiered
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County before you mail a check.
What Albemarle County requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed 8.5x11 in. paper, black ink, min. 9-point font, 1 in. margins top/left/bottom, 0.5 in. right, tax ID on instrument and cover page, surnames underscored/capitalized on first use, pages numbered
- Submission & return
- Recorded instrument returned to grantee unless alternate address listed
Can you e-record in Albemarle County?
Yes. Albemarle County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Albemarle County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Albemarle 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Albemarle County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Albemarle County property are searchable at Albemarle County Real Estate Assessment / GIS-Web parcel search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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