Beginning July 26th, 2021 recording fees on most documents will increase by $100, increasing the cost of a one page document to $203.50. House Bill 1277 adds a $100 surcharge to fund programs to prevent evictions and address homelessness.
For more information on the Recording Fee increase, please refer to the following link (https://www.yakimacounty.us/249/Recording). Any closing cost estimate for closings on or after July 26th, 2021 should take the new fees into account. The surcharge will not apply to:
- Assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust
- Documents recording a federal, state, county, city, or water-sewer district, or wage lien, or satisfaction of lien
- Documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death
- Marriage licenses issued by the county auditor
- Documents that are exempt under state law from recording fees or surcharges
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