Register of Deeds


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The Register of Deeds office provides access to all real estate-related records. It records documents the law requires to be or allows to be recorded. The Register has specific statutory directives on indexing, recording, and maintaining records. Fees vary according to the type of document. The Register keeps accurate records of fees, commissions, and taxes collected by this office.
Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Office Phone: 865.453.2758     Fax: 865.453.0290







Cyndi Pickel -Register of Deeds

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your name or business in the Sevier County Register of Deeds office. This will allow you to
immediately recognize and stop fraudulent transactions.
 
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Basic Recording Fees:
Deed/Deed of Trust/Mortgage.......$12.00 up to and including two pages
Amendment/Modification...............$12.00 up to and including two pages
Assignment/Release.........................$12.00 up to and including two pages

Additional Recording Fees:
Additional pages or attachments.......$5.00 per additional page
Additional notations for Assignments, Releases, Modifications, etc.......$5.00 per reference after first
Recording fee note 1: Limit blanket assignments and releases to 25 per instrument

Transfer/Financing Fees/Taxes:
Deed transfer tax: $0.37 per $100 
Mortgage tax: $0.115 per $100 
The first $2,000.00 of indebtedness is exempt from mortgage tax. Add a $1.00 probate fee to the total taxes paid.

Real Estate Certification:
Certification fee.............................$ 1.00 per page
Certification fee maps...................$ 5.00

Document/Recording Notes/QuestionsDocument Referencing System: Book and Page (format ex.: T508 Pg 61/Bk 1411 Pg 32)
Trust deeds, mortgages, modification agreements, and assignments must include the statement, "Maximum principal indebtedness for Tennessee recording tax purposes is $_____."
Originals of real estate documents are always returned after recording. A self-addressed stamped return envelope is requested for return purposes.
 
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