Welcome to the Hamilton County Recorder web site.

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST. The Recording Desks close for the day at 4:15 PM.
(Limited Extended Hour Access available for research until 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday, for approved pass holders only.)

Please take note of our Holiday schedule when we will be closed!   Hamilton County Holiday Closings - Click here.

NOTICE!  Holiday Schedule

Christmas Eve:  The HCRO will close at NOON Tuesday, December 24, 2019.

Christmas Holiday:  The office will be closed Wednesday, December 25th.

New Year's Day:  The office will be closed Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

Wishing you and your family happy holidays and a happy New Year!

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NOTICE OF INCREASED RECORDING FEES
DUE TO LEGISLATIVE ACTION (HB 166)

Effective October 17, 2019

Effective Thursday, October 17, 2019, recording fees for most documents will increase by $6.00 due to the passage of HB 166 by the Ohio Legislature.

The new recording fee will be $34.00 for the 1st two pages and $8.00 for each additional page. Half of these recording fees collected are required to be submitted to the state to the credit of the Ohio Housing Trust Fund.

Documents submitted with insufficient fees will be returned unrecorded.

It should be noted, as your Recorder, I opposed this increase for the reason that customers of this office should not be forced to make involuntary contributions to already tax supported nonprofit organizations for which the Ohio Housing Trust distributes.

On Friday April 20, 2018, The Hamilton County Recorder’s Office released access to over One Million images of Deed Books from the years of 1967 thru 1988. You can now copy, free of charge, redacted images of Deed Books off our website. We will continue to scan, verify and redact older images prior to 1967. We are also adding many historic Deed Books so that full access of all Deeds from the year 1789 to the present will be available.

RECORDER NADEL EXPANDED HOURS

Hamilton County Recorder Norbert A. Nadel is pleased to announce expanded business hours for research and recording of real estate documents in his office.

Effective Monday February 6, 2017, office hours will be Monday thru Friday:

Recorder Nadel stated, "It was my pledge to provide additional time for citizens, lawyers, realtors, surveyors, title searchers and title companies to record and access the office records. We have updated the website and many documents are now online. Free copies can be made 24 hours a day from your home or office. It is my goal that we shall provide the best possible customer service and I have provided an information desk to serve you."