Clerk-Recorder

Real Property Sales & Transfers

Basic Recording Fees

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Effective January 1, 2018, pursuant to Senate Bill 2 (SB2 – Building Homes and Jobs Act), Government Code Section 27388.1 will require that in addition to the recording fees, documents presented for recording at all County Recorders’ offices statewide be charged an additional $75 per title up to a maximum of $225 per transaction, unless exempted by statute.

View more information related to SB2 fee exemptions.

Document Size Fees

  • The backside of a document page is considered an additional page.
  • If any page of a document is not 8.5″ x 11″, then all pages of the document will be subject to a supplemental fee of $3.00 for each page.
  • Pages larger than 8.5″ x 14″ will not be accepted.

Document Margin Requirements and Fees

  • Each document submitted for recording shall have at least a 1/2″ margin on each vertical side.
  • In addition, the top 2.5″ of the first page (from the left to the right edges), shall be reserved for document return and recording information.
  • The left 3.5″ of this space is used by the public to show the recording requestor’s name and the name and address to which the document is to be returned following recording.
  • The remaining portion of the space is for the Recorder’s recording label.

Sample Document Format

In the event the first page or sheet of a document does not contain the above required space, a cover sheet must be attached to the front of the document.

This page shall contain the requesting party information and shall reflect the title or titles of the document.

There is an additional recording fee of $3.00 for this page. Checks should be made payable to the Alameda County Recorder.

Recording Cover Page

Multiple Title Fees

The fee for documents with two or more titles is $89.00 per title, plus $3.00 for each additional page, plus any special title fee.

Example: a two page Substitution of Trustee and Reconveyance document would be:

Two Titles $178.00
Special Title (Substitution of Trustee) $10.00
Special Title (Reconveyance) $10.00
Second Page $3.00
Total $201.00

Acceptable Forms of Payment

Acceptable forms of payment vary depending upon how services are provided. Please review the following information carefully.

In-Person:

  • Cash

  • Debit/ATM Card

  • Master Card, Visa, Discover, or American Express †

  • Personal, Company or Bank Check, preprinted with account holder's name and address - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder. Out of country payments must be in U.S. dollars.

  • Money Order, Cashier's or Traveler's Check - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder

    † A 2.3% transaction fee of the purchase amount applies to all in-person credit-card transactions.

Mail:

  • Personal, Company or Bank Check, preprinted with account holder's name and address - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder. Out of country payments must be in U.S. dollars.
  • Money Order, Cashier's or Traveler's Check - payable to: Alameda County Clerk Recorder

Online Orders:

  • Debit/ATM Card ‡
  • Master Card, Visa, Discover, or American Express ‡

‡ A $2.00 non-refundable convenience fee per order applies to all online debit card and credit card transactions.