Recording Fees

Fees are governed by Wisconsin Statutes and are uniform throughout the State.       

RECORDED DOCUMENTS      

(Recorded documents will be returned to sender or designee.)    

Deeds, Mortgages, Land Contracts, Satisfactions, HT-110 etc. and Miscellaneous Documents      

Wisconsin Act 314 (2010) changed the Register of Deeds recording fee to $30 flat fee regardless of the number of pages.    

Note: Maximum size sheet: 8 1/2" x 14". One side of a sheet constitutes a page and any riders attached are considered another page.    

PLATS      

Subdivision, Cemetery and Condominium Plats are  $50  regardless of the number of pages.    

Department of Transportation Project Plats (TPP) are  $25  with one page being one plat.    

Plats are 22 X 30" in size except for Condominium Plats which are 14 X 22."    

Document Copies and Certified Copies      

Copies of recorded documents are $2.00 for the first page and $1.00 each additional page, plus $1.00 for certificate if a certified copy is requested. Fees must be received, before copies are sent out.    

REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEES      

1.      Form is to be completed in DETAIL.     
2.      Current rate of fee is $3.00 per $1000. See form for exceptions.     
3.      Value MUST be shown when documents are exempt except if exempt under 77.25(3) and (11)     
4.      Transfers involving rental property must be accompanied by a certificate of compliance (if not previously done) to prove that weatherization standards have been met, or with a stipulation which is an agreement to bring the property up to code.     

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