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The County Clerk is the recorder and
custodian of numerous legal documents. Some of the
documents we record are:
Most of the records in the
County Clerk's Office are public record, excluding
Military Discharges. Documents presented for
recordation must be the original and signature(s)
must be notarized. Original documents are copied and
placed in permanent books kept in our office and the
originals are returned in a week to 10 days.
For a complete list of document
recording fees, please
click here. The property transfer tax on real
estate for Monroe County is $6.60 per one thousand
dollars of value. This tax is paid at the time the
deed is recorded, along with the recording fee.
Public documents that are recorded in the County
Clerk's Office may be copied. The copy fee is $1.50
for the first two pages and $1.00 for each
additional page.
NOTE: The County Clerk or his
staff are not permitted to perform title searches.
Indexes to our records are computerized from 1999 to
present.
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