Fayette County Recorder Information

Land records in Fayette County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Susan Lamb.

Land records for 1970 – present can be searched, viewed, and printed online; digitization is ongoing, and many earlier records are in the 'Non-Indexed Documents' section of the portal. All plats have been digitized and are available online. On January 3, 2022, the office began indexing as-written on the document rather than using its standard abbreviation list and frequent party names. The free Recording Notification Service sends an email alert when a document is recorded that matches a registered name, up to 10 items per email address.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: KRS 64.012 Fees of county clerks · Fayette County Clerk home page · Land Records

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 15, 2026.

StatewideOf the $33 fee under KRS 64.012(1)(a), $27 is retained by the county clerk and $6 is paid to the affordable housing trust fund established in KRS 198A.710. Of the $63 real estate mortgage fee, $57 is retained by the county clerk and $6 is paid to the affordable housing trust fund. Recording plats, maps, and surveys not exceeding 24 inches by 36 inches is $40.00 per page. Filing or recording state tax or other state liens is $5.00, and filing a release of a state tax or other state lien is $5.00. The recording fees shown are what county clerks charge: $50 for a deed, $80 for a mortgage and $46 for a release or other document. KRS 64.012 sets $33 (first 5 pages) and $63 for a mortgage (first 30 pages); the clerks add the $10 permanent storage charge and other state charges before quoting a price.

Mortgage with MERS/Assignment: $126.00, plus $3.00 for every page over the first thirty. Effective January 1, 2020, the recording fee for a mortgage with MERS as nominee for [lender] is on the fee schedule as a Mortgage with MERS/Assignment. Fixture filing: $96.00. Plat: $50.00. Copies of plats: $1.00; certified copies: $.50 for each page after the first 3; $1.00 added for postage and handling on mail requests.

Paying the office

Transfer tax

Real estate transfer tax. Fifty cents ($0.50) for each $500 of value or fraction thereof. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, KRS 142.050(2))

StatewideThe county clerk computes and collects the tax as a prerequisite to acceptance of the deed for recordation, based on the value of the transferred property as set forth in the deed. The tax is collected only once on each transaction, in the county where KRS 382.110(1) requires the deed to be recorded. The clerk certifies the date of payment and the amount collected on the deed, keeps 5% as a collection fee, and remits the rest to the county treasurer for the county general fund. Exemptions are listed in KRS 142.050(7) and (8).

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: KRS 64.012 Fees of county clerks · KRS 142.050 Real estate transfer tax -- Collection on recording -- Exemptions · Document Recording · Land Records · Fee Schedule Fayette County Clerk 7/15/2026

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

Top 3" of first page for Recorder use, especially on right side of page (not recommended on last page).

StatewideA deed to real property shall contain the full name of the grantor and grantee; the mailing addresses of the grantor and grantee; a statement of the full consideration; the in-care-of address for the property tax bill; and a sworn, notarized certificate of consideration signed by the grantor and grantee or their agents, or, for a gift or a transfer with nominal or no consideration, a certificate stating that the transfer is by gift and setting forth the estimated fair cash value of the property. No county clerk shall lodge for record any deed that does not comply with KRS 382.135. An instrument conveying real estate must comply with the county's official indexing system. A county clerk that requires a parcel identification number must provide a computer terminal, at no charge to the public, for finding it.

The Kentucky County Clerks Association has formally adopted the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) standards for Real Estate Document Formatting as of January 1, 2020. A deed also requires a legal description and a source of title.

Submitting documents

A drop-box is available in the Helix Garage, near the 2nd floor entrance to the Clerk’s Office, for document drop-off Monday – Friday, 7:30a – 4:00p. The last pickup of the day from the box is at 4:00p. Documents must be securely contained in envelopes.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: KRS 382.335 · KRS 382.135 · Document Recording · Deed KRS 382.110 · Document Recording Standards PDF