Harris County Recorder Information

Land records in Harris County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Teneshia Hudspeth.

Certified and non-certified copies can be bought online through the clerk's eCommerce feature. The annexes can help customers obtain real property records that are in the office's computer database.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County clerk · Tex. Prop. Code Section 11.004, Duty of Recorder · Harris County Clerk's Office Find an Office

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 of a legal paper that fails one or more of the requirements of Local Government Code § 191.007(b) through (g) is charged twice the regular filing or recording fee for that page. Type size, and a missing heading where the paper complies with Property Code § 11.008(c), do not trigger the increase. An instrument conveying an interest in real property that lacks a mailing address for each grantee may be recorded on payment of a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or twice the statutory recording fee (Property Code § 11.003).

Map filing fees (no larger than 40 x 72 inches): $50.00 per mylar sheet; tax cert. per plat $10.00. Condominium filing fees: $10.00 each sheet; key maps attached to a condo filing are $50 per key map page. Copies of map and condominium records (24 x 36 inches): certified $15.00 each page, plain $10.00 each page.

Paying the office

Cash and credit cards are accepted in person only; credit cards require a valid government-issued ID matching the cardholder, who must be present. Personal checks are not accepted by mail and in person must be local, with the presenter's current name and address matching Texas identification. Temporary, estate, trust, and association checks, and checks with mark outs or alterations, are not accepted. Checks must be drawn from a U.S. bank; firm and business checks must include a preprinted name and address. Effective July 1, 2024, Legal Ease is no longer accepted.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 29)

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 89(R) SB 1547 - Enrolled version · Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 118.011, Fee Schedule · Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 191.007 · Article VIII, Section 29 of the Texas Constitution (Texas Legal Guide) · Harris County Clerk's Office Real Property

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

There should be a 1-2 inch margin across the top and left margin of the document for recording information.

StatewideA page is one side of a sheet of paper. A clearly identifying heading must be placed at the top of the first page to identify the type of legal paper. Riders and attachments must meet the page size limit, and only one may be attached to a page. An instrument transferring an interest in real property to or from an individual must carry the Notice of Confidentiality Rights at the top of the first page in 12-point boldfaced type or 12-point uppercase letters. The clerk may not refuse to record a legal paper for failing the § 191.007 specifications.

Only original documents or certified copies of court documents are accepted for filing; photocopies are not accepted and all signatures must be original. Names must be printed under all signatures, with the signer's capacity and the entity for which they sign. Texas court documents must be complete original court-issued certified copies, and certified copies cannot be altered. Abstracts of Judgment must contain the plaintiff's mailing address.

Submitting documents

StatewideA county clerk shall require a person presenting a document in person for filing in the real property records to present a photo identification, and shall copy it or record information from it, without charging a fee. An instrument conveying real property may not be recorded unless any individual presenting it in person presents a photo identification.

By mail, send the original document with a cashier's check or money order to P.O. Box 1525, Houston, TX 77251-1525. Deliveries with a tracking number go to 201 Caroline, 4th Floor, Suite 460, Houston, TX 77002, and are accepted Monday through Friday only. Documents that do not meet statutory recording requirements, or arrive without the correct fee, are not accepted. Releases of liens can be left at the annex offices, but recording may take 5–7 business days because the work is delivered to the downtown office.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 89(2) SB 16 - Enrolled version · Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 191.007 · Tex. Prop. Code Section 11.003, Grantee's Address · Harris County Clerk's Office Real Property