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Recording a Deed or Document in Alexandria City, VA
Alexandria City (population 160,662) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria - Land Records Division. 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.
Alexandria City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria - Land Records Division
- Mailing address
- 520 King Street, Room 307, Alexandria, VA 22314
- Phone
- 703.746.4044 (option 2 or 3) / 703.746.4311 (Alex311)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Alexandria City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (10 or fewer pages)
- Additional pages
- $32 total (11-30 pages); $52 total (31+ pages); $17 per oversize plat/map sheet larger than 8.5x14 in.
- Other fees
- Plus Alexandria recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 of purchase price/fair market value, paid by purchaser
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria - Land Records Division before you mail a check.
What Alexandria City 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 upper-left, consideration amount on first 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 Alexandria City?
Yes. Alexandria City 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 Alexandria City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Alexandria City'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 the City of Alexandria - Land Records Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Alexandria City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Alexandria City property are searchable at City of Alexandria Real Estate Search (Office of Real Estate Assessments). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Virginia
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