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eRecording in Alameda County, CA
iRecord365 files deeds, liens, releases, and notices electronically with the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder (Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder). Submit a PDF online — we check it against Alameda County requirements, pay the recorder, and send back the stamped document.
Recorder's office
Alameda County Clerk-Recorder (Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder)
1106 Madison Street, 1st Floor, Oakland, CA 94607
Contact
(510) 272-6362
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Turnaround
Conforming electronic submissions typically record the same business day when they arrive before the recorder's afternoon cutoff.
Alameda County recording fees
County charges verified August 2026 against the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| First page, standard title (bundled base and statutory add-ons) | $89.00 |
| Each additional page | $3.00 |
| Each additional title in a combined document | $89.00 |
| Real estate fraud prosecution fee | $10.00 |
| SB 2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee (per title, unless exempt) | $75.00 |
| Non-conforming page size | $3.00 per page |
| Penalty print | $1.00 per page |
| Government lien release / reconveyance | $20.00 |
| Change of ownership (no PCOR filed) | $20.00 |
- • Alameda bundles several statutory surcharges into a single first-page charge, so the first page costs noticeably more than in most California counties.
- • County documentary transfer tax is $1.10 per $1,000 of value and is customarily paid by the seller.
- • City transfer taxes stack on top of the county tax — Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, and Hayward each set their own rate, and those can add thousands to a conveyance.
Our flat service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.
Documents we record in Alameda County
- Grant deeds and quitclaim deeds
- Deeds of trust and reconveyances
- Mechanic's liens and releases
- Notices of completion
- Abstracts of judgment
- Assignments and substitutions of trustee
- Affidavits of death of joint tenant
- Powers of attorney
Formatting rules that cause rejections here
- 1
Pages must be 8½" x 11" (letter). Legal-size or oversized pages add a non-conforming fee per page.
- 2
Leave the top 2½ inches of the first page clear — 5 inches from the left edge is reserved for the recorder's stamp.
- 3
Include the document title, return-to name and address, and the APN where applicable.
- 4
Notary acknowledgment must use current California statutory wording, including the required disclosure box.
- 5
A Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) is required on transfers, or a $20 fee applies in lieu.
Ready to record in Alameda County?
Upload your signed PDF and we handle the rest — county review, fee payment, and the recorded copy back to your inbox. No account, no software, no minimum volume.