Hernando County Public Records and Recording Guide

• •Affected parties may request the addition of information to public websites regarding final judgments for injunctions for the protection of a minor.
• •Individuals may request the removal of exempt information (e.g., military discharge, death certificates, family/juvenile/probate court records) from public websites.
• •Grantor, grantee, or party names cannot be removed from the Official Records index.
• •A 3.5% non-refundable transaction fee applies to all credit card payments.
• •Documents for recording must use clear black print, include specific margin spacing (3-inch square top right on first page), and include mailing addresses for grantor/grantee.
• •Property transfers require two witnesses and the name/address of the document preparer printed on the face of the instrument.
• •Electronic recording (E-Recording) is available through partners Simplifile, CSC, ePN, and Indecomm.
• •Intangible tax on real estate mortgages is 2 mills (.002) per dollar.
• •State Documentary Tax is $0.70 per $100.00 of consideration.
• •A fee of $8.50 is charged for an additional page if the required 3-inch square space is not provided on the document.

Residents and property owners must follow these specific formatting and filing rules to ensure their legal documents, such as deeds and mortgages, are successfully recorded by the county.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.