Delaware County Recorder Information

Land records in Delaware County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds.

Records from 1799 to the present are available online through two platforms, Recorder of Deeds Online Records and Cloud Search. Electronically certified copies are only available on Cloud Search. Searching by Parcel ID number is recommended.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Public Access Sites

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

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective December 1, 2025.

StatewideEach county sets its own recording fees, and the totals counties publish include the state charges collected with every deed, mortgage and similar filing: a $20.00 judicial computer system and access to justice fee and a temporary $21.25 surcharge that runs until December 31, 2027 (204 Pa. Code 29.351). Counties also add their own records improvement, affordable housing and demolition fees.

Certifications are $7.00 for 4 pages and $1.00 for each additional page. A $1.00 charge applies when no return envelope is provided. Microfiche copies are $1.00 per page. Electronic certified copies are $12.50 through Cloud Search. Subdivision, land development and site plans are $35.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page. State highway plans are $10.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page. Veterans discharges are recorded free. UCC filings are a flat $100.00. Notary filings including bond and oath are $45.50.

Paying the office

When recording deeds, three separate checks are required: one for the recording fee, one for the state transfer tax and one for the local transfer tax.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Tax. 1 percent on the value of real estate (including contracted-for improvements to property) transferred by deed, instrument, long-term lease or other writing. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, 72 P.S. § 8101-C et seq.)

StatewideCounty Recorders of Deeds collect the state realty transfer tax, often together with an additional local realty transfer tax levied by municipalities and school districts (Tax Reform Code of 1971, Article XI-D, 72 P.S. § 8101-D et seq.). The Department of Revenue describes the rate as one percent for the state and usually one percent for the local portion; local rates vary by place.

Local realty transfer tax collected by the Recorder of Deeds: 1% to the local municipality, except Radnor Township 1.5%, Upper Darby Township 1.5% (effective 1/1/2022), Upper Providence Township 2%, and Chester City 1.5% (effective 9/1/2023). When a deed conveys property in more than one municipality, the portion of the total value credited to each taxing body is stated on a Pennsylvania Statement of Value.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Recorder of Deeds · Recorder of Deeds of Delaware County Fee Schedule as of December 1, 2025 · Transfer Taxes · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center)

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

StatewideRecorders refuse a mortgage, assignment, or agreement given to secure payment of money unless a certificate signed by the mortgagee, assignee, or person entitled to interest, or an authorized attorney or agent, setting forth that person's precise residence is attached and recorded with it (21 P.S. § 625).

Documents are rejected if they include, as exhibits or otherwise, items such as non-governmental oaths, declarations of nationality, fee schedules, IRS forms, truth affidavits, trust documents, or any unredacted digits of Social Security numbers or dates of birth. UCC filings must include a Delaware County Parcel Identification number. All documents are subject to Solicitor approval before recording.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value (REV-183) Statewide Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Individual Taxes
  Filed in duplicate with the Recorder of Deeds when (1) the full value/consideration is not set forth in the deed, (2) the deed is without consideration or by gift, or (3) a tax exemption is claimed

Submitting documents

All documents are subject to Solicitor approval before recording. E-recording submitters have until 11:30am the next business day after a month ends to report incorrect fees. The office does not perform title searches.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 1979-1980 Regular Session HB 946 PN 3432 Bill Text · REV-183 Realty Transfer Tax Statement of Value and Instructions · Recorder of Deeds · Additional and/or Restated Recording Requirements · E-Recording in Delaware County · Frequently Asked Questions · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625