Lea County Recorder

The County Clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining records related to real property situated in Lea County.

RECORDING FEE PER DOCUMENT
To record 1-10 indexed entries, the fee is $25.
Each additional block of 10 indexed entries is $25.

DETERMINATION OF RECORDING ENTRIES
The County Clerk's Office will review the grantor/grantee's and legal description of each document and determine how many entries will be required for indexing. Every name indexed counts as one entry.
For example:
GRANTOR/GRANTEE: EVERY NAME INDEXED COUNTS AS 1 ENTRY
Ben White, an unmarried man =1
John Smith and Sue Smith (no vesting) = 2
Ben White and Ellen White, husband and wife = 2
John Smith and Sally Taylor, husband and wife = 2
John Smith and Mary Smith Revocable Trust = 1
John Smith and Mary Jones Revocable Trust = 2
Ellen White, aka Ellen Smith = 2
Ellen Ferguson-Smith = 1
Ellen White, Individually and Attorney in fact for Ben White =2

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: EVERY SEPARATE DESCRIPTION COUNTS AS 1 ENTRY
Lot, Subdivision = 1
Lot 1 & Lot 2, Subdivision = 2
Lot 1, Apt. A, Subdivision = 1
Unit A of XYZ Condos, located on Lot 1, Subdivision = 2
Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2, Subdivision = 2

COPY FEES:
5 Copies or Less: No Fee
More Than 5 Copies: $.50 Each

FAX FEES:
Under 20 Pages: $.50 Per Page
Over 20 Pages: $1.00 Per Page

SCANNING DOCUMENTS AND EMAIL FEES:
$1.00 per page
Additional accommodations will be an additional fee.

Recording fees are due at the time of recording.

* Documents must be originals and must be notarized with a proper acknowledgment.

* If a document is larger than 8.5 x 14 inches, an additional page fee will be added.

* Paper should be white, size 8.5 x 11 inches or 8.5 x 14 inches.

* All documents must have 1.5" margin either at the top or the bottom of each page.

* The text of the document should be in black ink, with a minimum font size of 10 point.

* It must contain a legal description of the real property or in the case of releases and assignments, a book and page reference.

* The consideration paid for the real property must be mentioned in the document.

* A name and address for the grantee must be included in the body of the document.