Washington · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yakima County, WA
Yakima County (population 256,728) records real-property documents through the Yakima 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.
Yakima County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yakima County Auditor - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Yakima County Auditor's Office, PO Box 12570 (128 N 2nd Street, Room 117), Yakima, WA 98909
- Phone
- 509-574-1400
- Checks payable to
- Yakima County Auditor
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Yakima 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
- Non-standard document surcharge per RCW 65.04; see fee schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yakima County Auditor - Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Yakima County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide WA formatting standard (3" top margin first page, 1" other margins)
- Submission & return
- Mail return; self-addressed stamped envelope requested for copy requests
Can you e-record in Yakima County?
Yes. Yakima County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Yakima County, Washington
- Prepare the document so it meets Yakima 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Yakima County Auditor - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yakima County Auditor.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yakima County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yakima County property are searchable at Yakima County Assessor - Parcel 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.