West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mason County, WV
Mason County (population 25,453) records real-property documents through the Mason County Clerk (Diana N. Cromley). 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.
Mason County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mason County Clerk (Diana N. Cromley)
- Mailing address
- Mason County Clerk, Courthouse, 200 Sixth Street, Suite 7, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
- Phone
- 304-675-1997
- Checks payable to
- Mason County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Mason County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 (deed w/ consideration, first 5 pages: $30 recording + $2 preservation) plus $20.00 WV Affordable Housing Fund fee = $52.00 total for first 5 pages; deed without consideration = $32.00 total for first 5 pages
- Additional pages
- $1.00/page after page 5
- Other fees
- $2.00 preservation fee (first 5 pages), rising to $3-5 for longer documents per county schedule; $20.00 WV Housing Fund fee applies only to deeds with consideration; excise/transfer tax $4.40 per $1,000 of consideration (state $1.10 + county $3.30, may vary)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mason County Clerk (Diana N. Cromley) before you mail a check.
What Mason County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided pages counted as two pages); preparer's name required
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail the following week after recording, per county clerk instructions
- Hours & turnaround
- Original document returned the week following recording (per county clerk website)
Can you e-record in Mason County?
Mason 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 Mason County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Mason 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 Mason County Clerk (Diana N. Cromley).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mason County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mason County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mason County property are searchable at Mason County Assessor / WV Real Estate Assessment (statewide portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in West Virginia
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