Medina County Recorder

The recorder is responsible for maintaining real property records in Medina County.

Medina County will not accept any conveyance by mail.

The fee to record and index a deed, mortgage, affidavit, agreement, annexation, easement, certificate of transfer, land contract, lease, mechanic's lien, partnership, trust document, or power of attorney is $34 for the first two pages. Each page thereafter is $8.

No. of Pages....Total Fee
1 & 2...................$34.00
3............................$42.00
4............................$50.00
5............................$58.00
6............................$66.00
7............................$74.00
8............................$82.00
9............................$90.00
10...........................$98.00
11...........................$106.00
12...........................$114.00
13...........................$122.00
14...........................$130.00
15...........................$138.00 ETC.

Separate release, partial release, or assignment
First two pages-$34.00
Each additional page-$8.00

If a document does not meet the requirements, it can be recorded for an additional $20.

Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care:
Documents with one or two pages-$34.00
Documents with three pages-$36.00
Documents with four or more pages-$40.00 max

A certified copy is $2 per page.

The Medina County conveyance fee is $3 per $1,000 and the per parcel transfer fee is 50 cents.

Contact the Medina County Recorder if you have questions about recording fees or auditor's fees due upon recording at (330) 725-9782.

* Submit documents on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper or 8.5 x 14 inch paper. Submit originals or certified copies of originals for recording.

* Blue or black ink should be used, with a minimum font size of 10 point. Use Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Palatino font. Documents may not contain any highlighted information.

* On the top of the first page, provide a 3 inch margin. This space is reserved for the county recorder, engineer, and auditor.

* Subsequent pages should have a top margin of 1.5 inches. Side and bottom margins should be at least 1 inch.

* Any document that references real estate should contain a parcel number and a legal description of the property.

* Instruments must contain a preparer's statement, which can consist of the following: 'This document was prepared by NAME.'

* If a signature contained in a document is illegible, the name should be clearly stamped, typed, or printed beneath the signature.

* A deed should be signed and acknowledged by the grantor before a judge, clerk of court of record, or notary public. If signatures are illegible, the name should be typed or printed beneath the signature.

* A recorded grant, reservation, or agreement that creates an easement or a recorded lease of any interest in real property shall contain a reference by volume and page to the record of the deed under which the grantor claims title.

* Before the county auditor endorses any real property conveyance, the grantee or the grantee's representative shall submit in triplicate a statement, prescribed by the tax commissioner, and other information as the county auditor may require, declaring the value of real property, except for when the transfer is exempt.

* No deed of absolute conveyance of land or any conveyance, absolute or otherwise of minerals or mineral rights shall be recorded until the conveyance presented to the recorder bears the stamp of the county auditor stating that the conveyance has been examined and that the grantor is in compliance. After the conveyance has been presented to the county auditor, the county auditor will mark it as 'transferred' or 'transfer not necessary.'

* Unless exempt, a property disclosure form is required for all residential real property transfers.

* A recorded grant should include a reference by volume and page to the record of the deed or other recorded instrument under which the grantor claims title, but the omission of the reference will not affect the validity.

Until a document is recorded, it is fraudulent insofar as it relates to a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the same real estate having, at the time of purchase, no knowledge of the existence of the former deed.