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The Recording Department of the County Auditor is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Skamania County.
Recording Fees
Standard Fee:
First Page ..........................$303.50
Each Additional Page ........ $1.00
Deed of Trust:
First Page ......................... $304.50
Each Additional Page ........$1.00
Multiple Transaction Documents:
First Transaction (except exceptions listed below) ..... $303.50
Each Additional Transaction Title .......303.50
Each Additional Page ........ $1.00
UCC Filings (National Form Accepted)
First Page ........................... $303.50
Multiple Transaction Filings (for each transaction) ....... $303.50
Termination Filings ............ $303.50
Each Additional Page ...........$1.00
Exceptions to First Page Normal Fee:
Employment Security Liens & Releases ...$15.00
Federal Liens and Releases ............ $16.00
Assignment of Deed of Trust ...... $18.00
Resignation & Appointment of Successor Trustee ....... $18.00
Appointment of Trustee and Substitution of Trustee ....... $18.00
Wage Liens & Releases .............. $18.00
Water-Sewer District Liens & Releases ...... $18.00
State, County & City Liens & Releases ... $18.00
Each Additional Page to any of these documents .... $1.00
Copy Requests and Miscellaneous Fees:
Certified Copy 1st Page .............. $3.00
Regular Copy 1st Page ................ $1.00
Each Additional Page ................. $1.00
Map Copy 1st Page ..................... $5.00
Each Additional Page .................. $3.00
Search of Records (Per Hour -- 1 hour minimum) .... $8.00
Administering Oath .......... $2.00
Taking Affidavit (With or without Seal) ...$2.00
Non-Standard Document has an additional fee to normal recording fees ............. $ 50.00. A signed Cover Sheet is required
Fees are subject to change without notice.
Document Formatting Requirements
Documents should be on white paper, sized 8.5x11 inches or 8.5x14 inches.
Every deed shall be in writing, signed by the parties bound by it, and acknowledged by the parties by someone authorized to take acknowledgements.
FIRST PAGE REQUIREMENTS:
* Include a top margin on the first page of at least 3 inches and a 1 inch margin on the bottom and sides.
* The top left hand side of the first page should have the return address information within the 3 inch margin.
* Immediately below the 3 inch margin on the top of the first page, the instrument title should be given. This should indicate the nature of the instrument.
* Include the reference number of any documents assigned or released with reference to the document page number where additional references can be found, if applicable.
* The names of the grantor(s) and grantee(s) with reference to the document page number where additional names are located, if applicable.
* An abbreviated legal description of the property. An abbreviated legal description means lot, block, plat, or section, township, range, and quarter/quarter section, and reference to the document page number where the full legal description is included, if applicable.
* The assessor's property tax parcel or account number set forth separately from the legal description or other text.
The staff at the County Auditor's office will rely on the information given on the first page. They will not read the document to verify the accuracy or completeness of indexing information.
No instrument of sale or conveyance evidencing a sale subject to the tax shall be accepted by the county auditor for filing or recording until the tax shall have been paid and the verification of payment affixed thereto; in case the tax is not due on the transfer, the instrument shall not be so accepted until suitable notation of such fact has been made on the instrument by the treasurer.