Monroe County Official Recording Guide and Fee Schedule

• •Recording fee is $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page of the same document.
• •An additional $1.00 fee applies for every name indexed after the first four names.
• •Deed Documentary Stamp tax is $0.70 per $100 of the property sale price or consideration amount.
• •Mortgage Documentary Stamp tax is $0.35 per $100 of the mortgage amount.
• •Intangible tax for mortgages is 0.002 (2 mils) times the full amount of the note.
• •Documents submitted electronically between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM are typically recorded the same day, though this is not guaranteed.
• •All documents must have a title, the preparer's name and address, and an original notarized signature.
• •Deeds require two witnesses with full addresses under their signatures.
• •Checks should be made payable to 'Clerk of Court' or 'Monroe County Clerk of Court'.
• •Mailed documents must include a self-addressed stamped envelope for return.
• •The office does not provide return shipping envelopes or labels for FedEx or UPS.

Residents and businesses must follow these specific formatting and payment requirements to successfully record property-related legal documents in Monroe County.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.