Palm Beach County Recorder Information

Land records in Palm Beach County are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller. The office is held by Shannon Ramsey-Chessman, CPA, CGFO.

Some documents may not be viewable online due to privacy laws. Effective August 27, 2022, Interlocal Agreements and Annexations are not recorded like other documents and are instead available in an online searchable library, stamped with a CFN DF number.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: main clerks site · Recording

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

StatewideClerk service charges may not exceed those specified in s. 28.24, except as provided in s. 28.345. Plats and condominium exhibits larger than 14 by 8 1/2 inches: first page 30.00, each additional page 15.00. Indexing each entry not recorded: 1.00. The recording fees shown are the s. 28.24(13) charge ($5 for the first page, $4 for each additional page) with the Public Records Modernization Trust Fund charge ($1 for the first page, $0.50 for each additional page) and the $4 per page court-related technology charge added in; court judgments and notices of lis pendens do not pay the last two.

Hard-copy documents submitted without a self-addressed stamped envelope are charged a mailing fee: $1.50 for 1 - 5 pages, $4.50 for 6 - 50 pages, $9.50 for 51 - 150 pages; for 151 pages or more postage is calculated at the time of recording. Forms for recordable documents: $1.00 per page. Motor vehicle sale, indexing and recording certificates of compliance: $10.00 per page. Notice of Interest in Land - Notice of Recording: $7.00 per party noticed. Administrative fee for timeshare foreclosure Trustee Deeds (Florida Statute 721.20): $50.00.

Paying the office

Credit cards are accepted for in-person transactions only. Mailed submissions require full payment (no cash). Non-interest bearing escrow accounts are available for recording fees, documentary stamps, and intangible tax. At the Planning, Zoning & Building office on Wednesdays, payment is accepted by credit card only.

Transfer tax

Documentary stamp tax on deeds. On each $100 of the consideration therefor the tax shall be 70 cents. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Fla. Stat. § 201.02(1)(a))

StatewideDocumentary stamp tax on mortgages, trust deeds, security agreements, or other evidences of indebtedness filed or recorded in Florida: 35 cents on each $100 or fraction thereof of the indebtedness or obligation evidenced (Fla. Stat. § 201.08(1)(b)). Nonrecurring intangible tax: 2 mills on each dollar of the just valuation of notes, bonds, and other obligations secured by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien upon Florida real property (Fla. Stat. § 199.133). A county as defined by s. 125.011(1) may levy a discretionary surtax on documents taxable under s. 201.02, except documents involving only a single-family residence (Fla. Stat. § 201.031).

The Clerk's recording transmittal form states that corrective deeds or no consideration deeds require the minimum $0.70 Documentary Stamps, and that if the property being transferred has a mortgage on it, the balance of the mortgage at the time of transfer is consideration for the transfer and will be taxed.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Florida Statutes 28.24 Service charges · Florida Statutes 201.02 · Florida Statutes 201.08 · Recording Transmittal Form · Recording Fees · Recording

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideA 3-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on the first page and a 1-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on each subsequent page are reserved for use by the clerk of the court.

StatewideThe name and post-office address of each person who executed the instrument and of each witness must be legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped on the instrument, and the name of any notary public or other officer taking acknowledgments must be printed beneath that officer's signature. The clerk may, in her or his discretion, accept an instrument with a name or address in another position if the connection is apparent. Section 695.26 does not apply to instruments executed before July 1, 1991, court decrees, orders, judgments, or writs, instruments executed, acknowledged, or proved outside Florida, wills, plats, or instruments prepared or executed by a public officer other than a notary public.

Submitting documents

Certain documents are only accepted at the Main Courthouse. Documents presented in person are recorded the same day at the listed locations, except designated holidays. On Wednesdays, Notices of Commencement and related documents may be recorded at the Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning & Building office, Vista Center, 2300 N Jog Road, 1st Floor, West Palm Beach. Original documents are returned without a recording stamp. Unclaimed documents are destroyed after six months.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Florida Statutes 695.26 · Recording · eRecording