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Recording a Deed or Document in Virginia Beach City, VA
Virginia Beach City (population 453,737) records real-property documents through the Circuit Court Clerk's Office - Land Records Department (Hon. Tina Sinnen, 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.
Virginia Beach City recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Circuit Court Clerk's Office - Land Records Department (Hon. Tina Sinnen, Clerk)
- Mailing address
- Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk's Office, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
- Phone
- (757) 385-8821
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Virginia Beach City recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 for instrument of 10 or fewer pages (statewide statutory tier, Va. Code §17.1-275)
- Additional pages
- $32 for 11-30 pages; $52 for 31+ pages (statewide statutory tiers, not a flat per-page add-on)
- Other fees
- $3.50 of the base recording fee is statutorily earmarked for circuit court permanent records preservation; additional grantor's/recordation taxes under Va. Code §58.1-801/802 apply separately and vary by consideration amount - use the official VA Circuit Court deed calculator for an exact quote
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Circuit Court Clerk's Office - Land Records Department (Hon. Tina Sinnen, Clerk) before you mail a check.
What Virginia Beach City requires
- Page formatting
- White unglazed paper, 8.5x11in; black ink, min. 9-pt font; 1in margins top/left/bottom, 0.5in right; consideration amount and tax ID on first page; surnames underscored/capitalized on first appearance; pages numbered; original signatures notarized/witnessed
- Submission & return
- Instruments returned to the grantee unless another address is listed
Can you e-record in Virginia Beach City?
Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach City, Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Virginia Beach 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 Circuit Court Clerk's Office - Land Records Department (Hon. Tina Sinnen, Clerk).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Virginia Beach City property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Virginia Beach City property are searchable at City of Virginia Beach Real Estate Assessor's Office. 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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