RECORDING REQUIREMENTS

Each document must:

• Be an original or copy certified by a public office of record.
  
• Contain a legible legal description of property situated in Sevier County.
  
• Contain original signature(s) of grantor(s). (Stamped or computerized signatures are not acceptable.)
  
• Have an original notary public acknowledgment including signature and seal.
  
• If document is a deed, or other conveyance document (Affidavit of Identity, Decree, etc.), the GRANTEES correct MAILING address must be on the document.
  
• The name of at least one trustee and a correct mailing address for trustee and the name and date of the trust must be included on property in a trust.
  

Note: The Recorder’s Office stamp is customarily placed in the upper right hand corner of the first page of the document. The area needed is 4 inches by 2 inches.

Attention: We will no longer accept a photocopy of a previous document that has been recorded for the legal description. Please re-type the legal description on a blank sheet of paper or we will return them unrecorded to be re-typed.

PLEASE INCLUDE THE PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TAX SERIAL NUMBER OR APN) ON EACH LEGAL DESCRIPTION. WE PREFER IT TO BE AT THE END OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

Note: All fees, including fax fees, must be paid in advance.