Effective August 1, 2003
H.B. 95, enacted by
the state legislature, doubles most recording/ filing fees, effective
August 1, 2003. $50 million of these increased fees will benefit
the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. Anything over $50 million helps to balance
the state's budget.
Fee Schedule
Recordings:
| Deeds, Mortgages, Leases,
Affidavits, Partnerships, Certificates of Transfer, Most Recordable Documents |
$28.00 for the first two
pages Plus $8.00 for each subsequent page. (Note: each printed
side is one page.) |
Documents with reference
for marginal notation (e.g. Releases, Amendments, Assignments, Re-Recordings,
etc.) |
Regular recording fee Plus
$4.00 for each marginal notation |
| Plats & Condominium
Drawings |
Ten cents per square inch; minimum - $40.00 per page |
UCC Filings:
| Financing statements relating
to real estate |
$12.00 plus $4.00 for each
name indexed |
| Related UCC filings pertaining
to real estate |
$12.00 plus $4.00 for each
name indexed |
Correction Statements, Terminations (not related to real estate) |
$12.00 |
| Searches |
$20.00 |
| Copies Relating to UCC Searches |
$2.00 per page |
| Limited Searches (of one UCC document) |
$5.00 |
Liens:
| Federal Tax Liens, other Federal Liens |
$5.00 |
| Releases or Partial Releases |
$3.00 |
| Personal Property Tax Liens |
No Fee |
| Releases |
$4.00 |
| Bureau of Workers Compensation
Liens |
No Fee |
| Certificates of Premium
Due, related filings, Releases |
No Fee |
| Recognizance Liens/Releases |
No Fee |
| Unemployment Compensation
(OBES) |
No Fee |
| Releases |
$4.00 |
| Surety Liens; Bond Filings |
$10.00 |
Other Documents:
| Veterans Service Discharge/one
certified copy |
No Fee |
| Zoning Resolutions |
$100.00 |
| Zoning Amendments |
$20.00 for the first page Plus
$8.00 for each subsequent page |
| Living Will/Durable Power
of Atty: Health Care |
Min. $28.00 - Max. $40.00 (fees for one or both) |
Copies:
| Copies |
$2.00 per page |
| Certified Copy |
$2.00 per page Plus
$1.00 for certifying w/seal |
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