FILING FEES
Summit & Portage County Filing Fees
| PAGES | PRICE | PAGES | PRICE |
| Up to 2 pages | $28.00 | 12 pages | $108.00 |
| 3 pages | $36.00 | 13 pages | $116.00 |
| 4 pages | $44.00 | 14 pages | $124.00 |
| 5 pages | $52.00 | 15 pages | $132.00 |
| 6 pages | $60.00 | 16 pages | $140.00 |
| 7 pages | $68.00 | 17 pages | $148.00 |
| 8 pages | $76.00 | 18 pages | $156.00 |
| 9 pages | $84.00 | 19 pages | $164.00 |
| 10 pages | $92.00 | 20 pages | $172.00 |
| 11 pages | $100.00 |
| TYPE | PRICE |
| 5x8 Standard Pages | $18.00 |
| Non-Standard Pages | $11.00 |
| Extra Names & Desc. | $4.00 |
FOR TRANSFER TAX IN SUMMIT & PORTAGE COUNTY:
TRANSFER TAX IN SUMMIT & PORTAGE COUNTY IS 4 MILLS.
ROUND UP TO THE NEAREST 100 DOLLAR AMOUNT.*
FIGURE $4.00 PER EACH THOUSAND DOLLARS OF SALES PRICE. Add $0.40 per hundred or any fraction there of.
ADD $0.50 FOR EACH LOT BEING TRANSFERRED. INCLUDE THIS ON THE TRANSFER TAX CHECK.
*Example:
$47,901.00 rounds up to $48,000.00
$47,900.01 rounds up to $48,000.00
$47,950.00 rounds up to $48,000.00
CERTIFIED COPIES ARE $1.00 + $2.00 PER PAGE
Summit County has no Recorder, Auditor or Treasurer.
TWO CHECKS are still needed. Make them out to:
Summit County Fiscal Office
Portage County:
Conveyance check is made to: Portage County Auditor.
Recording check is made to: Portage County Recorder
SPECIAL REMINDER:
In Ohio, House Bill 525 went into effect on July 1st, 2009. This new law (ORC 317.114) creates standardization guidelines for documents filed in the recorder's division.
THE GUIDELINES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Computer font size of at least 10 point;- Minimum paper size - 8 1/2 x 11, Maximum paper size - 8 1/2 x 14;
- Black or Blue ink ONLY;
- No use of highlighting;
- Margins of 1 inch on each side of the page and on the bottom;
- 3 inch margin on the top of the first page, reserved for recorder, auditor & engineer;
- 1 1/2 margin on the top of each of the remaining pages.
*If a document signed does not conform to these guidelines, an additional fee of $20.00 will be collected by the county.