Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pend Oreille County, WA
Pend Oreille County (population 13,401) records real-property documents through the Pend Oreille County Auditor - Recording 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.
Pend Oreille County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pend Oreille County Auditor - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Pend Oreille County Auditor, 625 W 4th Street, PO Box 5015, Newport, WA 99156
- Phone
- (509) 447-6473
- Checks payable to
- Pend Oreille County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Pend Oreille County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $303.50 (standard deed); $304.50 (deed of trust)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $50.00 additional fee for non-standard formatting (with coversheet/affidavit)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pend Oreille County Auditor - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Pend Oreille County requires
- Page formatting
- Must be legible; standard WA margin/font/paper rules under RCW 65.04.045 apply
- Cover sheet
- Required when document does not meet standard margin/legibility formatting
- Submission & return
- Mail request must include Auditor's File Number, return address, and payment (check/money order)
Can you e-record in Pend Oreille County?
Yes. Pend Oreille County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Pend Oreille County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Pend Oreille 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Pend Oreille County Auditor - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pend Oreille County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pend Oreille County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pend Oreille County property are searchable at Pend Oreille County Assessor - Real Property 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 Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Pend Oreille County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.