DOCUMENTS & FEES
Recording document fees as of January 1, 2025. This includes a 5.00 preservation fee per document.
The recording fee for the first two pages is $39.00. Each additional page is $8.00. Partial recording fees collected are required to be submitted to the state to the credit of the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. (ORC§317.32 & 317.36).
Sample Recording Fee Table Effective January 1st, 2025
| Number of Pages | Recording Fee |
|---|---|
| 1 or 2 Pages | $39.00 |
| 3 Pages | $47.00 |
| 4 Pages | $55.00 |
| 5 Pages | $63.00 |
| 6 Pages | $71.00 |
| 7 Pages | $79.00 |
| 8 Pages | $87.00 |
| 9 Pages | $95.00 |
| 10 Pages | $103.00 |
* $4.00 marginal fees and standardization guidelines still apply.
A $4.00 marginal notation fee must be submitted for the following document types: Mortgage Release, Mortgage Assignment and Mortgage Modification.
A fee of $20.00 will be charged for documents that do not conform to Ohio Standardization Guidelines. Please review the Document Standardization Guidelines on the Ohio Recorders' Association website for more information.
Document Standardization Guidelines
Documents
- Affidavits
- Amendments, Consolidations, Name Change
- Annexations
- Annexations - Petitions
- Assignments
- Assumptions
- Bankruptcy Documents (certified copy of)
- Bills of Sale
- By-Laws
- Certificates of Transfer
- Condominiums
- Corporation Mergers, Name Changes, Cancellations
- Corporations
- Deeds
- Easements
- Encumbrances
- Land Contracts
- Leases
- Mechanic’s Lien
- Mortgage Releases
- Mortgages
- Notice of Commencement
- Notice of Encumbrance
- Oil and Gas Lease documents
- Partnerships
- Personal Property Transfers (effective March 27, 2013)
- Plats
- Power of Attorney documents
- Quit Claim Deeds
- Sheriff’s Deeds
- Street Name Changes
- Subordinations
- Survivorship Deeds
- Trusts (various documents)
- Vacating of Streets and Alleys
- Waivers of Priority
- Warranty Deeds
Additional Document Fees
| Document Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Financing Statements | $12, plus $4 for each (filed pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code) name indexed |
| Living Will / Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare | Minimum $28 / Maximum $40 |
| Military Service Discharges (DD-214) (recording or certified copy upon request) | No Fee |
| Plats | $0.10 per square inch (min. of $40.00) |
| Zoning Resolutions (ORC Sec. 303.12, 519.12, 317.32(E)) | $50.00 |
| Zoning Amendments (ORC Sec. 317.32(F)) | $20.00 |
Lien Fees
| Lien Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Employment, Unemployment | No Fee |
| Compensation and Worker’s Compensation Liens | N/A |
| Federal Tax Lien | $5 |
| Personal Property Tax Lien | No Fee |
| Release of Federal Tax Liens | $3 |
| Release of Personal Property Tax Lien | $4 |
| Recognizance Bond Liens | No Fee |
Copies & Facsimile Transmissions
| Type of Transmission | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified Copies | $2 per page, plus $1 for each seal |
| Facsimile Transmission (Local and Toll-Free) | $2 per page |
| Facsimile Transmission (Long-Distance) | $4 per page |
| Photocopies | $2 per page |
| Plat Copies | $2 per page |
