eRecording in Cuyahoga County, OH

Cuyahoga County recording fees

County charges verified August 2026 against the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.

• • Ohio raised the base recording fee to $39 for the first two pages effective October 24, 2024 (S.B. 94).
• • A $20 non-conforming fee applies when paper size, margins, or font miss Ohio's standardization requirements.
• • Deeds must clear the county auditor for transfer before the recorder will accept them.

Our flat service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.

Documents we record in Cuyahoga County

• Warranty, survivorship, and quitclaim deeds
• Mortgages, assignments, and satisfactions
• Mechanic's liens and affidavits
• Easements and restrictive covenants
• Land contracts and memoranda of lease
• Powers of attorney
• Certificates of transfer

Formatting rules that cause rejections here

1. 1

   Leave a 3-inch top margin on the first page and 1½ inches at the top of each following page for the recorder's stamp (ORC 317.114).

2. 2

   Use black or blue ink on white 8½" x 11" paper at 10-point type or larger.

3. 3

   State the document title at the top of the first page and include the name and address of the person who prepared the instrument.

4. 4

   Conveyances must include the full legal description and the permanent parcel number, and must be presented to the county auditor for transfer before recording.

5. 5

   Deeds require a completed Conveyance Fee Statement (DTE 100) or an Exempt Statement (DTE 100EX); the conveyance fee is collected by the auditor, not the recorder.

6. 6

   Original signatures must carry a complete Ohio notarial acknowledgment.

How to record a deed in Cuyahoga County, OH

Recording a deed with the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer — Recording Division electronically takes six steps. You do not need an account, software, or a trip to the recorder's office.

1. 1

   Prepare and sign the deed

   Complete the deed with the full legal description, the grantor and grantee names, and the return-to address. Sign it in front of a notary — Cuyahoga County will reject an unsigned or improperly acknowledged document.

2. 2

   Check the county formatting rules

   Confirm margins, page size, and the document title meet Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer — Recording Division standards. Leave a 3-inch top margin on the first page and 1½ inches at the top of each following page for the recorder's stamp (ORC 317.114).

3. 3

   Scan the signed deed to PDF

   Scan at 200–300 dpi in black and white. Keep every page in one PDF, in order, with nothing cropped off the edges.

4. 4

   Submit the PDF to iRecord365

   Upload the file through the online submission form. We review it against Cuyahoga County requirements before it reaches the recorder, so formatting problems are caught first.

5. 5

   Approve the itemized invoice

   You receive one invoice showing the Cuyahoga County recording fees plus our flat service fee. Nothing is submitted until you approve it.

6. 6

   Receive the recorded deed

   Cuyahoga County e-recordings submitted before the daily cutoff are typically reviewed and recorded or rejected the same business day; deeds needing auditor transfer can take an extra business day. The stamped, recorded deed with the official recording data is emailed back to you.

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