Lee County, Florida Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Lee County costs about $11 and a mortgage about $74 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page mortgage), per the Lee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Official Records's fee schedule. Recording fees are set by state statute (Fla. Stat. Sec. 28.24) and are uniform in every Florida county, not set locally by Lee County. Sec. 28.24(13): $5.00 for the first page, $4.00 for each additional page. Sec. 28.24(13)(d) adds a Public Records Modernization Trust Fund surcharge of $1.00 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page. Combined: $6.00 first page, $4.50 each additional page. Same schedule applies to a deed and a mortgage. leeclerk.org returned a 403 on direct fetch in this session, so this cites the state statute directly.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $6 |
| Deed, each additional page | $5 |
| Mortgage, first page | $6 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $5 |
| Extra name indexing (each name beyond 4) Fla. Stat. 28.24(13)(c), per additional indexed name. | $1 |
County transfer tax
No Lee County transfer tax add-on. Florida's documentary stamp tax on deeds (0.70% of consideration) and taxes on mortgages are set and collected statewide with no county add-on outside Miami-Dade County (per the existing data/transfer/florida.json record); Lee is not Miami-Dade so the state schedule fully covers it. Florida transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Lee County?
$6 for the first page and $5 for each additional page, about $11 for a typical deed, per the Lee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Official Records's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$6 for the first page and $5 per additional page, about $74 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.
Lee County closing costs → Lee County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Lee County overview