Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds

The Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all land records and documents recorded at the office, and collecting and distributing county and state fees and real-estate transfer taxes for the state as well as the county’s townships, boroughs and school districts. In addition, the Recorder of Deeds is also responsible for administering oaths and recording the commissions of notaries public. The office is also the custodian of all county records and indexes relating to land transactions, and is required to archive all documents relating to land transactions. And it is the repository for bonds and commissions of county elected officials; Common Pleas and Magisterial District court judges; military-discharge papers for all eligible service and reserve members; subdivision, state highway and railroad plans; powers of attorney; and other miscellaneous documents. The office staff of recorders, indexers and scanners processes over 100,000 documents a year. The Recorder of Deeds is elected to a four-year term, and in 2018 the salary was $79,160.