Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Mecklenburg County costs about $26 and a mortgage about $64 (a 2-page deed (falls within the first 15-page bracket) and a 16-page deed of trust (falls within the first 35-page bracket)), per the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds's fee schedule. Recording fees are set by state statute (N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 161-10) and are uniform in every North Carolina county, not set locally by Mecklenburg. Deeds and other general instruments: $26.00 for the first 15 pages, plus $4.00 for each additional page or fraction thereof. Deeds of trust and mortgages have their own bracket: $64.00 for the first 35 pages, plus $4.00 for each additional page or fraction thereof. A document assigning more than one prior security instrument by reference adds $10 per additional reference; a document with more than 20 indexed parties adds $2 per party over 20.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $26 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $64 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
County transfer tax
No Mecklenburg County land transfer tax. North Carolina's excise (revenue stamp) tax of $1.00 per $500 of consideration (0.2%) is set and collected uniformly statewide; state law lets a county ask voters for up to an additional 1% local land-transfer tax, but no North Carolina county currently levies one because every county referendum on the additional tax has been rejected (per the existing data/transfer/north-carolina.json record). North Carolina transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Mecklenburg County?
$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $26 for a typical deed, per the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$64 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $64 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.
Mecklenburg County closing costs → Mecklenburg County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
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