West Virginia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Monongalia County, WV
Monongalia County (population 105,822) records real-property documents through the Monongalia County Clerk (Carye L. Blaney). 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.
Monongalia County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Monongalia County Clerk (Carye L. Blaney)
- Mailing address
- Monongalia County Clerk, 243 High Street, Room 123, Morgantown, WV 26505-5491
- Phone
- 304-291-7230
- Checks payable to
- Monongalia County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Monongalia County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 (deed, first 5 pages) plus $20.00 WV Housing Fund fee if consideration paid = $52.00 total; without consideration $32.00; other documents $12.00 first 5 pages
- Additional pages
- $1.00/page after page 5
- Other fees
- $1.00 preservation fee for instruments over 19 pages (additional $1.00 per 10 pages)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Monongalia County Clerk (Carye L. Blaney) before you mail a check.
What Monongalia County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, legible font, single-sided printing (double-sided counted as two pages)
Can you e-record in Monongalia County?
Monongalia 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 Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Prepare the document so it meets Monongalia 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 Monongalia County Clerk (Carye L. Blaney).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Monongalia County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Monongalia County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Monongalia County property are searchable at Monongalia County Assessor's Office (Mark A. Musick). 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
West Virginia isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.