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Recording a Deed or Document in Alleghany County, VA
Alleghany County (population 14,546) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alleghany 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.
Alleghany County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alleghany County
- Mailing address
- 266 West Main Street / P.O. Box 670, Covington, VA 24426-0670 (office also listed at Low Moor, VA 24457)
- Phone
- (540) 965-1730
- Website
- co.alleghany.va.us/courts
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Alleghany County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 (10 or fewer pages)
- Additional pages
- $32 total (11-30 pages); $52 total (31+ pages)
- Other fees
- Certified copies $2.00 first two pages + $0.50 each additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alleghany County before you mail a check.
What Alleghany 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, first-clause naming of grantor/grantee, tax ID on first page
- Submission & return
- Recorded instrument returned to grantee unless alternate address listed
Can you e-record in Alleghany County?
Alleghany 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 Alleghany County, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Alleghany 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alleghany County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Alleghany County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Alleghany County property are searchable at Alleghany County Commissioner of the Revenue - Real Estate / Taxpayer Portal. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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