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Recording a Deed or Document in Harrisonburg City, VA
Harrisonburg City (population 50,839) records real-property documents through the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham (combined Circuit Court/land records 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.
Harrisonburg City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham (combined Circuit Court/land records office)
- Mailing address
- 80 Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (Deed Room)
- Phone
- 540-564-3126 (Land Records); 540-564-3111 (general)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Harrisonburg City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- VA statewide tiered clerk fee ($14.50 for 1-10 pages per state Deed Calculation Tool); note city deeds/deeds of trust entirely within Harrisonburg City are $3 less than the standard Deed Calculator amount shown
- Additional pages
- Tier increases to $28.50 (11-30 pages), $48.50 (31+ pages)
- Other fees
- $2.50 per paper document filed (does not apply to e-recordings)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham (combined Circuit Court/land records office) before you mail a check.
What Harrisonburg City requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide VA norm is letter/legal size, min margins, min 9pt font
Can you e-record in Harrisonburg City?
Harrisonburg City 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 Harrisonburg City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Harrisonburg 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 by mail to Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Harrisonburg and County of Rockingham (combined Circuit Court/land records office).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harrisonburg City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harrisonburg City property are searchable at City of Harrisonburg Real Estate Information System (Commissioner of Revenue / Real Estate Office). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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