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Public Records Fees
RECORDING
Recording - (561) 355-2991
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The Clerk & Comptroller provides non-interest bearing escrow accounts for payment of services such as Recording fees. Read more about escrow accounts.
Download the Clerk & Comptroller's guide to common court & recording fees (PDF).
Make checks payable to Sharon R. Bock, Clerk & Comptroller.
| Recording any instrument not more than 8½" x 14", first page |
$10.00 |
| - Each additional page or fraction |
$8.50 |
| Copies up to and including 8 ½" x 14", per page |
$1.00 |
| Certifying copies, per instrument |
$2.00 |
Acknowledgement of Affidavit of Domicile by Deputy Clerk, additional fee
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$3.50 |
| Documents referencing property: Abstract Fee, per document |
| - 1st legal description |
$0.60 |
| - 2nd legal description |
$0.60 |
| - each additional legal description |
$0.20 |
| - Additional search fee, per document* |
$2.00 |
| Intangible tax** |
$0.002 |
| State documentary stamps on promise to pay instruments, rounded up to the |
| nearest $100 (per $100) |
$0.35 |
| Mail Fees: |
| - Certified (Additional charges may apply for large packages or international mail) |
$6.31 |
| - Registered (Additional charges may apply for large packages or international mail) |
$14.85 |
| Motor vehicle sale, indexing and recording certificates of compliance (per page) |
$10.00 |
| Indexing instruments which contain more than 4 names - this includes names listed as |
| successor by merger, aka, fka, nka, dba, etc. (per additional name) |
$1.00 |
| Making and serving certificate of transfer of lien from property to security: |
| - Cash bond |
$20.00† |
| - Surety bond |
$28.50† |
| - Transfer of multiple liens to one security, each additional lien |
$10.00 |
| Foreign judgment service fee |
$42.00 |
| Examining, certifying and recording plats and condominium exhibits greater than |
| 8½" x 14", first page |
$30.00 |
| - Each additional page |
$15.00 |
| State documentary stamps on instruments conveying interest in real property, |
| rounded up to the nearest $100, per $100 |
$0.70 |
| Administrative fee for timeshare foreclosure Trustee Deeds (Florida Statute 721.20) |
$50.00 |
*Only applicable if document to be recorded does not contain a legal description but cites a book and page number reference, or a Clerk’s File Number
**Intangible Tax is required on obligations to pay money involving real estate. The rate is .002 for each $1.00 consideration. State Doc Stamps and Intangible Tax are required on any Agreement for Deed or Contract for Deed. Visit the Department of Revenue's Web site for more information on documentary stamp and intangible taxes.
†Plus postage and Recording Fees
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