How to Record a Document with the Miami-Dade County Recorder
Recording puts a deed, declaration, or other instrument into Miami-Dade's Official Records so it's part of the public record and enforceable against later claims. Here's the actual office, the current fees, and the three ways to file.
The Miami-Dade County Recorder is the Office of the County Recorder within the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts, at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5.246, Miami. Recording costs $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 per additional page under Fla. Stat. §28.24. You can file in person, by mail, or through an approved e-recording vendor.
Why a deed or declaration needs to go on the public record
Signing and notarizing a deed makes it valid between the parties who signed it. Recording it with the county recorder is a separate step that puts the document into the Official Records, the public index title companies, lenders, and courts search when they need to confirm who owns a property or whether a lien exists against it. Fla. Stat. §28.222 designates the clerk of the circuit court as the ex officio recorder of instruments in each county, which is why every Florida county's recording office sits inside the Clerk of Courts.
In Miami-Dade, that office is the Office of the County Recorder, part of the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts, located at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5.246, Miami, Florida 33128. I don't record documents on a client's behalf as part of a notarization; recording is a separate submission the signer, their attorney, or their title company handles with the recorder's office directly, in person, by mail, or through e-recording.
Miami-Dade recording fees and documentary stamp tax
Current fees, e-recording vendors, formatting requirements, and cited authorities for the Miami-Dade County Recorder are in the "Miami-Dade County recording office & requirements" section below, sourced live from the county-recording registry rather than duplicated here.
How to record a document with the Miami-Dade Recorder
Confirm the document meets Florida's recording requirements: an original signature, proper notarial certificate, legible printed names, and, for deeds, a preparer's name and return-mailing address on the face of the document.
Calculate the fee. Add the page-count fee, any indexing fee for names beyond four, and documentary stamp tax or intangible tax if the document is a deed, mortgage, or note.
Choose your filing method: in person at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5.246, Miami, FL 33128; by mail, sending the original document, a self-addressed stamped envelope for its return, and a check for the total fee to the same address; or e-recording, submitted electronically through one of the county’s approved vendors (Corporation Service Company/CSC, e-Docs Solutions, eRecording Partners Network, Hopdox, or Simplifile). The recorder’s office doesn’t recommend one vendor over another; title companies and law firms typically already have a vendor relationship.
Pay the fee and any applicable tax at submission; the recorder's office collects documentary stamp and intangible tax at the same time as the recording fee.
Receive your recorded document back with the official book/page or instrument number stamped on it, confirming it’s now part of the Official Records. E-recorded documents typically return within 36-48 hours; mailed and in-person documents vary by office volume.
What EMC does not do
I notarize the signatures on a deed, power of attorney, or other instrument and confirm it has what the statute requires for recording, but I don't submit documents to the recorder's office and I don't determine whether a particular transfer or transaction is legally sufficient. That's the role of the closing agent, title company, or the parties' own attorney.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Miami-Dade County recording office & requirements
Office of the County Recorder, Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts
20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5.246, Miami, FL 33128
Recording fees
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| First page | $10.00 |
| Each additional page | $8.50 |
| Indexing, each name over four | $1.00 |
| Certified copy | $1.00/page + $2.00 certification |
| Documentary stamp tax, deeds (per $100) | $0.60 |
| Documentary stamp tax, notes/mortgages (per $100) | $0.35 |
| Local surtax (non-single-family transfers, per $100) | 0.45 per $100 on transfers other than single-family residences (Miami-Dade County Code, not state statute) |
| Intangible tax, new mortgages (per $1,000) | $2.00 |
Statutory basis: Fla. Stat. §28.24 (recording fee schedule), Fla. Stat. §28.222(1) (clerk as county recorder), Fla. Stat. §201.02 (documentary stamp tax, deeds). Confirm current figures with the recorder's office before finalizing a closing statement.
E-recording
This office accepts electronic recording (e-recording) through approved third-party vendors.
- Corporation Service Company (CSC)
- e-Docs Solutions
- eRecording Partners Network (ePN)
- Hopdox
- Simplifile
Recorder's office does not recommend one vendor over another.
Formatting requirements
Fla. Stat. §695.26 statewide rule applies; no county-specific addition found in the section of the recorder page reviewed.
- A 3-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on the FIRST page is reserved for clerk use (recording stamp).
- A 1-inch by 3-inch space at the top right-hand corner on EACH SUBSEQUENT page is reserved for clerk use.
- Names of each person who executed the instrument must be legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped immediately beneath the signature; same requirement applies to witnesses, notaries, preparers, and grantees where applicable.
- Effective January 1, 2024 (2023 amendment): each witness's name AND post-office address must be legibly printed/typewritten/stamped on any instrument conveying, assigning, or encumbering real property — an email address does not satisfy this.
- Standard document page size is capped at 8.5 x 14 inches; larger instruments (plats, condominium exhibits) are recorded under a different, higher fee tier by most clerks.
- Exemptions from §695.26 formatting: instruments executed before July 1, 1991; court decrees; instruments executed outside Florida; wills; plats; documents prepared by public officers other than notaries.
- A clerk's failure to comply with §695.26 (e.g., recording a noncompliant document) does NOT impair the validity of the recordation or the constructive notice it gives — the requirement binds the preparer/submitter, not the legal effect of recording.
Authority citations
- https://www.miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/official-records.page
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0028/Sections/0028.222.html
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0028/Sections/0028.24.html
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0201/Sections/0201.02.html
Last verified 2026-07-10 (county_confirmed). I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do I physically go to record a document in Miami-Dade County?
The Office of the County Recorder is at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 5.246, Miami, FL 33128, inside the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts. You can also mail your document or submit it electronically through an approved e-recording vendor.
How much does it cost to record a one-page deed in Miami-Dade?
Recording the first page costs $10.00 under Fla. Stat. §28.24. Add documentary stamp tax at $0.60 per $100 of consideration on the deed, plus the Miami-Dade surtax of $0.45 per $100 if the property isn’t a single-family residence.
What is e-recording and do I have to use a specific vendor?
E-recording is electronic submission of a document to the recorder’s office through a third-party vendor, without mailing or delivering the original in person. Miami-Dade accepts five approved vendors (CSC, e-Docs Solutions, eRecording Partners Network, Hopdox, Simplifile) and doesn’t recommend one over another.
Does the notary who signs my document also record it?
Not automatically. Notarization and recording are separate steps. I complete the notarization; recording is a submission you, your attorney, or your title company makes to the recorder’s office directly, in person, by mail, or through e-recording.
Why is Miami-Dade’s documentary stamp tax rate different from other Florida counties?
Most Florida counties use a single statewide rate on deeds under Fla. Stat. §201.02. Miami-Dade’s deed rate and its additional surtax on non-single-family transfers come from a combination of the state statute and a Miami-Dade County Code provision, so the total effective rate differs from other counties.
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