Elk County Recorder Information

Land records in Elk County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Lee A. Neureiter.

All document records since 1843, except Military Discharges, are available for public inspection. Deeds from 1864 to the present are searchable online; guest access is redacted, and registered accounts with a credit card can print unredacted copies at 50 cents per page. Deeds prior to 1864 must be searched in the office.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Realty Transfer Tax - PA Department of Revenue · Elk County Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds, Clerk of Orphans Court · Recorder of Deeds - Elk County

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

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.

Listed prices include 4 names, 4 pages and 1 parcel. Extra parcels are $0.50 each on deed documents. Highway plans are $5.00 first page and $2.00 each subsequent page; subdivision/survey maps are $50.00 for 18x24 or smaller and $62.50 for larger than 18x24. All fees are exclusive of state and local realty transfer tax.

Paying the office

The State Realty Transfer Tax must be its own check or electronic payment. All fees and taxes are due at the time of document recording.

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.

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 - Elk County · Elk County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule · Fee Schedules & Information - Elk County · Recorder of Deeds - Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (Answer Center)

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

1 inch top margin on all pages, for the office's automatic stamping system.

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).

If property spans multiple taxing jurisdictions, the person recording the deed must specify the percentages of the property in each taxing jurisdiction.

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

If the transaction involves property going into or out of a trust, a copy of the trust must be included; it is forwarded to the Department of Revenue.

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 - Elk County · Elk County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule · e-Recording - Elk County · Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 625