Hennepin County Recorder Information

Land records in Hennepin County are recorded by the County Recorder/Registrar of Titles.

RecordEASE Pro is a fee per item subscription: $2.50 per recorded document, certificate of title, or plat viewed. Property owners may request a free electronic copy of their deed and certificate of title by emailing recordsrequest@hennepin.us. Self-service public computers are on the skyway level of the Government Center, room SK-0353, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding county holidays. Recent recording history for the last five years is available through the property information search.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Record land title documents · Land title records access

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

Added at recording

Other charges

StatewideThe $46 recording fee is divided by statute: $10.50 goes to the state general fund, $10 to the county recorder's technology fund, and $25.50 to the county general fund. Recording a plat costs $56. Amended floor plans and condominium or common interest community plats cost 50 cents per unit, with a $56 minimum. A noncertified copy of a document submitted for recording costs $2 when a copy or duplicate original comes with it. The recorder collects a $54 fee for receipt of a completed well disclosure certificate (Minn. Stat. § 103I.235). Each county board sets the per-page fee for noncertified copies.

Torrens: an additional memorial is $20 for each additional certificate; exchange certificates are $20 for each certificate cancelled and $20 for each new certificate issued; residue or additional certificates are $40 each; a transfer of fee ownership certificate is $46 for the first certificate cancelled and issued and $40 for each additional certificate issued; a common interest community certificate is $40. CIC plats, subdivision plats and surveys: Abstract – $56 (additional $0.50 per each unit after the first 112); Torrens – $56 (additional $20 for each existing certificate cancelled and new certificate issued). A state tax lien is recorded at no charge; a state tax lien release is $30. A Discharge of Restrictive Covenant Affecting Protected Classes is recorded with no fee. Certified copies are $10 per document or certificate of title and $15 per plat.

Paying the office

A single check may be written to cover both the recording fee and the tax.

Transfer tax

Deed tax. .0033 of the net consideration when the consideration exceeds $3,000; $1.65 when there is no consideration or it is $3,000 or less. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Minn. Stat. § 287.21, subd. 1)

StatewideThe deed tax is due when a taxable deed or instrument is presented for recording (Minn. Stat. § 287.21, subd. 1(d)). A mortgage registry tax is imposed on the privilege of recording a mortgage. Its rate is .0023 of the debt, or portion of a debt, secured by a recorded mortgage of real property in Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 287.035). Some counties are authorized by special statute to impose their own additional deed and mortgage registry taxes. For example, Minn. Stat. § 383B.80 allows Hennepin County a rate of .0001.

Hennepin County imposes its own deed tax and mortgage registry tax at .0001 under Minn. Stat. § 383B.80; the authority to impose it expires January 1, 2028. The county states the deed tax it collects as .0034 of the net consideration ($1.70 for values of $3,000 or less) and the mortgage registry tax as .0024.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Minn. Stat. 357.18 County Recorder · Minn. Stat. 287.21 Imposition of tax · Minn. Stat. 287.035 Imposition of tax · Record land title documents · Land title records access · Minn. Stat. 383B.80 Hennepin County deed and mortgage tax

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

StatewideThe first page has a 3-inch blank space at the top and a one-half inch border on each side and the bottom. The right half of the top blank space is reserved for recording information and the left half for tax certification.

StatewideThese standards apply to documents recorded other than by electronic means. Plats, registered land surveys, and common interest community plats are excepted. The document title must be prominently displayed at the top of the first page, below the blank space, or on the administrative page. No additional sheet may be attached so that it covers information. Documents must be legible enough to reproduce a readable copy. A document should conform to these standards, but should not be rejected unless it is not legible or cannot be archived (Minn. Stat. § 357.18, subd. 5).

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Certificate of Real Estate Value Statewide Minnesota Department of Revenue (filed with the county auditor)
  whenever any real estate is sold for a consideration in excess of $3,000
• Well Disclosure Certificate Statewide Minnesota Department of Health
  for a deed or other instrument of conveyance requiring a certificate of value, unless the deed contains the statutory no-wells or unchanged-status statement

Submitting documents

In-person recording is by appointment on the 7th floor of the Government Center's A-tower; walk-ins are placed on a wait list. The general public can submit documents online through the Virtual Recorder website after registering. For recording options to meet immediate statutory deadlines, call 612-348-5139 or email recordinginfo@hennepin.us. Subdivision or CIC plat mylars are handled through the Plats page.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Minn. Stat. 357.18 County Recorder · Minn. Stat. 507.093 Standards for documents · Minn. Stat. 507.091 Name and address of drafter · Minn. Stat. 507.092 Name and address for tax statements · Minn. Stat. 272.115 Certificate of value · Record land title documents