Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Klickitat County, WA
Klickitat County (population 22,735) records real-property documents through the Klickitat County Auditor's Office, Recording Department. 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.
Klickitat County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Klickitat County Auditor's Office, Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Klickitat County Auditor, Attn: Recording, 205 S Columbus Ave, Room 203, Goldendale, WA 98620
- Phone
- (509) 773-4001
- Checks payable to
- Klickitat County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Klickitat County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 (standard document); $304.50 (Deed of Trust)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1 added when standard cover sheet used; $50 additional for emergency/nonstandard recordings; $3/certified copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Klickitat County Auditor's Office, Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Klickitat County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on first page, min 8-point font, max 8.5x14in paper, no taped/stapled/glued attachments
Can you e-record in Klickitat County?
Klickitat 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 Klickitat County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Klickitat 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 Klickitat County Auditor's Office, Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Klickitat County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Klickitat County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Klickitat County property are searchable at Klickitat County Assessor - Parcel Information Online. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Klickitat 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 Klickitat 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 Klickitat County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.