Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Tuscaloosa County costs about $9 and a mortgage about $48 (a 2-page deed ($3 page 1 + $3 page 2 + $2 probate judge fee + $1 source-of-title fee = $9) and a 16-page mortgage (16 x $3 per-page fee = $48, no probate judge or source-of-title fee on a mortgage per the county's published schedule)), per the Tuscaloosa County Probate Court's fee schedule, effective 2021-12-01. Per Tuscaloosa County's own published fee schedule (effective 12/1/2021, still linked from the Probate Court's current filing-fees page): recording is $3.00 per page (first page and each additional page alike), plus a flat $2.00 probate judge fee and $1.00 source-of-title fee that the county's schedule applies to DEEDS specifically (not shown as applying to mortgages). A direct automated fetch of the live fee page was blocked (403/404) this session; these figures are sourced to the county's own page content as surfaced via search and should be spot-checked.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $6 |
| Deed, each additional page | $3 |
| Mortgage, first page | $3 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $3 |
| Probate judge fee flat, per deed instrument; already folded into deed_first_page | $2 |
| Source of title fee flat, per deed instrument; already folded into deed_first_page; $0.25 for each additional source | $1 |
| Additional index name beyond 2 per additional grantor/grantee name | $1 |
County transfer tax
Alabama's deed tax ($0.50 per $500 of value) and mortgage/recordation tax ($0.15 per $100 of the debt secured) are both set uniformly statewide by Code of Alabama Title 40, Chapter 22 and collected by the county probate judge at recording (see data/transfer/alabama.json). Two-thirds of the revenue from each tax is remitted to the state and one-third stays with the county, but that is a revenue-SPLIT of the same uniform rate, not a separate county-set add-on rate, this county levies no additional local transfer, recordation or documentary tax. Alabama transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Tuscaloosa County?
$6 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, about $9 for a typical deed, per the Tuscaloosa County Probate Court's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$3 for the first page and $3 per additional page, about $48 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Tuscaloosa County closing costs → Tuscaloosa County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Tuscaloosa County overview