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Recording a Deed or Document in Chelan County, WA
Chelan County (population 79,141) records real-property documents through the Chelan County Auditor - Recording & Licensing 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.
Chelan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chelan County Auditor - Recording & Licensing Division
- Mailing address
- Chelan County Auditor, Recording & Licensing, 350 Orondo Ave., Suite 202, Wenatchee, WA 98801
- Checks payable to
- Chelan County Auditor (recording fees); Chelan County Treasurer (REET/$10 processing fee)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chelan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 standard document (includes $183 housing affordability + $100 Covenant Homeownership surcharges); $304.50 Deed of Trust (additional archive fee)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $183 housing affordability surcharge + $100 Covenant Homeownership surcharge bundled into first-page fee; $10 REET processing fee required on all conveyances even if exempt
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chelan County Auditor - Recording & Licensing Division before you mail a check.
What Chelan County requires
- Submission & return
- Mailed back to submitter within 0-2 days after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents mailed back within 0-2 days after recording
Can you e-record in Chelan County?
Chelan 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 Chelan County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Chelan 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 Chelan County Auditor - Recording & Licensing Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chelan County Auditor (recording fees); Chelan County Treasurer (REET/$10 processing fee).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chelan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chelan County property are searchable at Chelan County Assessor - Parcel and Sale Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Chelan County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Chelan County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Chelan County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.