

The grantor must sign the document and acknowledge it before a clerk of court or another person authorized to take acknowledgments. * If signatures in the document are considered to be illegible, the name should be printed or typed beneath it. Side and bottom margins should be at least 1 inch. On the top of each remaining page, a 1.5 inch margin is required. This space is reserved for the recorder, auditor, and engineer. * Provide a blank 3-inch margin on the top of the first page. Font used should be Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Palatino. * The document should not make use of any highlighting. * Use blue or black ink and a computer font size of at least 10 point. Submit original documents or certified copies of originals. * Submit documents on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper or 8.5 x 14 inch paper. With questions regarding recording fees or forms of payment, contact the Stark County, Ohio recorder at 33. If documents are submitted with insufficient funds, they are returned unrecorded. If submitting documents through the mail, a self-addressed stamped envelope is required. If a document does not meet the requirements, it can be recorded for an additional $20.

The fee to record and index a deed, mortgage, affidavit, agreement, annexation, easement, certificate of transfer, land contract, lease, mechanic's lien, partnership, trust document, or power of attorney is $34 for the first two pages.

The recorder is responsible for maintaining real property records in Stark County. You are NOT on the Stark County official website, you are on, a private website that is not affiliated with any government agency.
