Fairfield County Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage Form (Ohio)

All Fairfield County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage Form

Fairfield County Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Fairfield County compliant document last validated/updated 9/16/2024

Release and Satisfaction Guidelines

Fairfield County Release and Satisfaction Guidelines

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Fairfield County compliant document last validated/updated 10/17/2024

Completed Example of the Release and Satisfaction document

Fairfield County Completed Example of the Release and Satisfaction document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Fairfield County compliant document last validated/updated 6/6/2024

When using these Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Fairfield County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Fairfield County Recorder

210 E Main St, Rm 205 , Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F

Phone: 740-652-7100

Local jurisdictions located in Fairfield County include:

  • Amanda
  • Baltimore
  • Bremen
  • Carroll
  • Hideaway Hls
  • Lancaster
  • Lithopolis
  • Millersport
  • Pickerington
  • Pleasantville
  • Rushville
  • Stoutsville
  • Sugar Grove
  • Thurston
  • West Rushville

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Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

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Immediately after you submit payment, the Fairfield County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Fairfield County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Fairfield County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Fairfield County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Fairfield County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Fairfield County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Ohio or Fairfield County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Fairfield County Release and Satisfaction of Mortgage forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

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Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Use this form to release a mortgage when it has been fully satisfied/paid in full. Ohio also allows marginal notations on the existing mortgage which also serves as a release. Some counties only allow the recording of separate instruments, such as a "release of mortgage" form or an original mortgage instrument bearing the proper endorsement. This form is considered a release by (separate instrument).

(5301.28 Release of mortgage - assignment.)
(When the mortgagee of property within this state, or the party to whom the mortgage has been assigned, either by a separate instrument, or in writing on that mortgage, or on the margin of the record of the mortgage, which assignment, if in writing on the mortgage or on the margin of the record of the mortgage, need not be acknowledged, receives payment of any part of the money due the holder of the mortgage, and secured by the mortgage, and enters satisfaction or a receipt for the payment, either on the mortgage or its record, that satisfaction or receipt, when entered on the record, or copied on the record from the original mortgage by the county recorder, will release the mortgage to the extent of the receipt. In all cases when a mortgage has been assigned in writing on that mortgage, the recorder shall copy the assignment from the original mortgage upon the margin of the record of the mortgage before the satisfaction or receipt is entered upon the record of the mortgage.)

(In a county in which the county recorder has determined to use the microfilm process as provided by section 9.01 of the Revised Code, the county recorder may require that all satisfactions of mortgages be made by separate instrument. The original instrument bearing the proper endorsement may be used as such a separate instrument. That separate instrument shall be recorded in the county recorder's official records. The county recorder shall charge the fee for the recording as provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording mortgages.)

Example: releasing a mortgage in Geauga County, Ohio.
- Mortgage Release (By separate instrument)
Must have Mortgage Volume and Page number.
Notary and Prepared By.
Legal description is NOT required.
Fee: $38.00 for the first 2 pages (includes one marginal notation) + $8.00 each additional page.
$4.00 for each additional marginal notation.

- Mortgage Release (On original Mortgage)
Must be signed and dated by Lender.
Fee: $38.00.
A marginal satisfaction may require the mortgagee/lender going to the County Recorder's Office in person.
NOTE- review county specific recording fees, most counties charge $34.00 for the first two pages + $8.00 each additional page.


In general, the mortgagee has 90 days in which to record a release to avoid damages up to $5,000.00.

A mortgage may also be release by certificate.
(A mortgage shall be discharged upon the record of the mortgage by the county recorder when there is presented to the county recorder a certificate executed by the mortgagee or the mortgagee's assigns, acknowledged as provided in section 5301.01 of the Revised Code, or when there is presented to the recorder a deed of release executed by the governor as provided in section 5301.19 of the Revised Code, certifying that the mortgage has been fully paid and satisfied. In addition to the discharge on the records by the county recorder, such certificate shall be recorded in the official records kept by the county recorder. The county recorder is entitled to the fees for such recording as provided by section 317.32 of the Revised Code for recording deeds.) (5301.34 Release of mortgage on certificate of mortgagee or assignee.)

(Ohio Release of Mortgage Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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