Lane County Recorder Information

Land records in Lane County are recorded by the County Clerk.

Recorded real property records can be searched at the Public Research Library, 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene, or requested by calling 541-682-3654. For a small fee, copies can be provided by email or mail.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Real Property Recording - Lane County · ORS 205.130 Recording duties of county clerk

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

Added at recording

Other charges

StatewideA page is one side of a sheet 14 inches or less long and 8-1/2 inches or less wide. Each additional transaction in a multi-transaction instrument under ORS 205.236, each additional municipal assessment lien, and each additional lien under ORS 311.675 is $5. A county may require a Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fee by ordinance under ORS 203.148 (ORS 205.320(1)(j)). Up to $3.75 may be charged for locating a record for copies.

For fee purposes a page is defined as one side of a document containing text. Research requiring more than 15 minutes is charged at the staff hourly rate, or portion thereof.

Paying the office

Documents submitted with insufficient fees will be returned without being recorded.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Or. Const. Art. IX, §15)

StatewideNo state real estate transfer tax. ORS 306.815 bars cities, counties, and other political subdivisions from imposing a tax or fee on the transfer of a fee estate in real property, but does not apply to a tax in effect and operative on March 31, 1997, or to Public Land Corner Preservation Fund fees under ORS 203.148; local offices where a grandfathered tax exists collect their own.

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: HJR 203 (2020), reprinting Or. Const. Art. IX §15 · Real Property Recording - Lane County · Recording Fees - Lane County · ORS 205.320 Fees collected by county clerk · ORS 205.327 Penalty for presenting nonstandard instruments for recording · ORS 306.815 Tax on transfer of real property prohibited; exceptions · Lane County Clerk's Division Fees · Lane County Brief Recording Requirements Guide

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

First page: room for a 1.5" x 4" recording label, placed horizontally.

StatewideThe first page must contain the names of the transactions, the names of the parties to be indexed, the return name and address, for fee title conveyances the true and actual consideration (ORS 93.030) and tax statement information (ORS 93.260), and for assignments of a mortgage or trust deed the assignee's name and address. Instruments must be clearly labeled to allow recording in the appropriate record. Size and type rules do not apply to out-of-state notarial acts or certified copies of public records.

Documents conveying property must include a legal description (metes and bounds; lot, block and subdivision name; or parcel and partition number) or a reference to a recorded document containing it; a map and tax lot number or an account number is not accepted in lieu of a legal description. Court documents must be certified by the Court before recording.

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: ORS 205.232 Conditions for instruments to be recorded · ORS 205.234 Requirements for first page of instruments to be recorded · Lane County Brief Recording Requirements Guide · Lane County Deeds and Records Service Changes (March 18, 2020)