Fees
Recorded Documents will be returned to the sender or designee. Check the website of the county in which you are recording your document for any county-specific procedures.
Document Recording Fees *
Deeds, Mortgages, Land Contracts, Termination of Decedent’s Interest, Transfer on Death Designations, Certified Survey Maps, Lis Pendens, Federal Tax Liens, UCC Financing Statements, and other miscellaneous documents entitled to be recorded in the Register of Deeds Office cost:
- $30 regardless of the number of pages.
Note: Maximum size sheet: 8 ½ inches by 14 inches.
Plat Recording Fees *
- Cemetery Plats - $50 per plat
- Condominium Plats - $50 per plat
- Subdivisions - $50 per plat
- Transportation Project Plat - $30 per plat
Note: Plats are 22 x 30" in size except for Condominium Plats, which are 14 x 22".
Real Estate Transfer Fees *
- A Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer receipt and fee or exemption number is required for ALL conveyances except when exemptions 1 or 10M apply.
- The current rate of fee is $3 per $1,000 of value, rounded off to the next higher hundred.
- Complete a Real Estate Transfer Return (RETR) online through the WI Department of Revenue website.
- Form is to be completed in DETAIL.
- Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Fee Information
Copies of Recorded Documents *
- $2 for the first page
- $1 for each additional page
- An additional $1 is charged for a certified copy
(One side of a sheet constitutes a page, and any printing on the backside is considered another page.)
*Fees are governed by Wisconsin Statutes and are uniform throughout the State.
