RECORDING DELIVERY OPTIONS:
- Drop off in-person at Kenton County Government Center, 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Covington, KY 41011
- Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Please include contact information for any questions concerning the documents
- Drop Box on outside of Kenton County Government Center, 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Covington
- Available anytime
- Please include contact information for any questions concerning the documents
- Mail to Kenton County Clerk, P.O. Box 1109, Covington, KY 41011
FORMATTING STANDARDS
The Kentucky County Clerks Association has formally adopted the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) standards for Real Estate Document Formatting as of January 1, 2020.
Legibility Standards are as follows:
| Paper weight: | 20 lb |
| Paper size: | 8 ½ x 11 preferred; 8 ½ x 14 accepted |
| Paper color: | White; no water marks |
| Staples or binding: | None |
| One or two side print: | One side only |
| Impression Seals: | None allowed (unless inked) |
| Colored highlight markers: | None allowed |
| Margins: | Top 3″ margin on first page required for Recorder use, |
| especially on right side of page; all other margins 1″ | |
| Ink color: | Black preferred, with dark blue signatures |
| Font: | 10-point Times New Roman or equivalent |
| Spacing: | 9 lines per inch maximum |
Adopted by PRIA Board of January 13, 2016, http://www.pria.us
FEE SCHEDULE
All document filings at the County Clerk’s office that pertain to Real Estate must include a Property Identification Number (PIDN).
Certified Copies (plus 50 cents per page, after 5 pages) $5.00
| FEE SCHEDULE | 1/1/2020 | |
| * Add $3.00 for every page over the first five (5) pgs | ||
| # Add $3.00 for every page over the first thirty (30) pgs | ||
| Add $4.00 per additional PIDN or reference | ||
| Affidavit of Conversion to Real Estate | 51.00 | * |
| Affidavit of Descent | 50.00 | * |
| Affidavit per KRS 382.297 or 382.337 | 46.00 | * |
| Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Articles and Amended Articles (Profit & Nonprofit) | 46.00 | * |
| Assignment of Mortgage | 46.00 | * |
| Assignment of Rents | 50.00 | * |
| Assignment of Vendor’s Lien | 46.00 | * |
| Assumed Name | 46.00 | * |
| Assumption Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Attest-Release (In House) | 46.00 | * |
| Bonds- Property as Surety | 63.00 | |
| Bond to Release a Mechanic Lien | 60.00 | * |
| Certificate of Delinquency Assignment | 30.00 | |
| Certificate of Delinquency Re-Assignment | 46.00 | * |
| Certificate of Delinquency Release | 46.00 | * |
| Child Support Lien-In State | 5.00 | |
| Child Support Lien-Out of State | 46.00 | * |
| Child Support Lien Release-In State | 5.00 | |
| Child Support Lien Release-Out of State | 46.00 | * |
| Condominium Declaration/Associated Documents | 50.00 | * |
| Contract Real Estate/Land | 50.00 | * |
| Declaration of Trust | 46.00 | * |
| Deed | 50.00 | * |
| Deed of Correction | 46.00 | * |
| Deed of Restrictions | 50.00 | * |
| Easement | 50.00 | * |
| Easement Release | 46.00 | * |
| Encumbrance | 46.00 | * |
| Encumbrance Release | 46.00 | * |
| Fixture Filing | 96.00 | * |
| Fixture Continuation, Assignment, Amendment, Partial Release | 46.00 | * |
| Inheritance Tax Lien | 5.00 | |
| Inheritance Tax Lien Release | 5.00 | |
| Judgment Lien | 46.00 | * |
| Land Use Restrictions | 50.00 | |
| Lease-Real Estate and/or Equipment | 50.00 | * |
| Limited Partnership or Partnership Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Lis Pendens Notice | 46.00 | * |
| Lis Pendens Notice Release | 46.00 | * |
| Marital Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Master Deed for Condominiums | 50.00 | * |
| Mechanic Lien | 46.00 | * |
| Mechanic Lien Release | 46.00 | * |
| Mortgage | 80.00 | # |
| Mortgage + Assignment of Rents & Leases | 126.00 | # |
| Mortgage + Fixture Filing | 172.00 | # |
| Mortgage + Assignment of Rents & Leases +Fixture Filing | 218.00 | # |
| Mortgage Modification Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Mortgage with MERS/Assignment | 126.00 | # |
| Option Agreement-Real Estate | 50.00 | * |
| Plat | 50.00 | |
| Power of Attorney | 50.00 | * |
| Release of Mortgage-Full or Partial | 46.00 | * |
| Revocation of Power of Attorney | 46.00 | * |
| Subordination Agreement | 46.00 | * |
| Tax Lien-Federal | 46.00 | * |
| Tax Lien-State | 5.00 | |
| Tax Lien Release-Federal | 46.00 | * |
| Tax Lien Release-State | 5.00 | |
| Will | 47.00 | * |
| Renunciation of Will | 46.00 | * |
| Disclaimer of Will | 46.00 | * |
| Filing with statutory authority for which no specific fee is set | 46.00 | * |