Saint Louis City Recorder of Deeds
1921-Present Land Deed Copy Services
Requirements and Fees
Call: (314) 622-4546
Visit: Room 128, City Hall
Mail:
Room 126, City Hall
1200 Market
St. Louis, MO 63103
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, except holidays
Download Deed Copy Request Form (PDF).
Walk-In Customers receive over-the-counter same-day copy service. The exception may be volume copy requests.
Mail-In Customers receive one to two day copy service.
Reminder to Mail-In Customers: Enclose a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope with Adequate Return Postage for delivery of your requested copy or copies.
Fee Payment Method
Walk-In Customers:
Cash, Business Check, Cashier Check, Money Order
made out to- Recorder of Deeds.
Mail-in Customers:
Business Check, Cashier Check, Money Order
made out to- Recorder of Deeds.
No Personal Checks. As a convenience to customers, in July 2002 the Recorder of Deeds Office altered it's longstanding policy and began accepting personal checks. The result was many bounced checks in small amounts difficult to collect on. In August 2002, the Recorder again ceased accepting personal checks.
No Credit Card Payment. The Recorder of Deeds Office has been trying for years to get a vendor.
No ATM at City Hall. The Recorder of Deeds Office and other City Hall offices have been trying for years to get a vendor.
Escrow Spend-Down Account. As a convenience to customers conducting volume recording, a customer may establish an escrow spend down account with the Recorder. For more information, call the Recorder of Deeds Cashier Department at (314) 589-8177.
Copy Fees
Each Deed Copy: $3.00 First Page + $2.00 Each Additional Page
Certification Fee Each Deed Copy: $2.00
Each Plat or Survey Copy: $8.00 Each Page
Certification Fee Each Plat or Survey Copy: $2.00
Copy Requirements
In addition to payment of copy fee, customer must provide:
- Grantee Name (buyer or recipient)
- Property Address (street number + street name)
- Document's Book and Page Numbers
How do I Obtain Document Book and Page Numbers?
Document Recorded July 1982 to Present
Request for Copy of One Document
- Customer Must Provide Address or Grantor/Grantee Name -
Go to Room 126, Recorder's Land Records Dept. A clerk will be happy to search the Recorder's database (by Address, or Grantor/Grantee Name, or Parcel Number) to provide you with the Book and Page Numbers.
Documents Recorded July 1982 to Present
Request for Copies of Multiple Documents
- Customer Must Have Addresses or Grantor/Grantee Names -
Go to Room 128, Recorder's Imaging/Microfilm Dept. Using one of the Recorder's public research computers, search the Recorder's Database (by Address, or Grantor/Grantee Name, or Parcel Number) to obtain the Book and Page Numbers. If you need assistance, just ask- a clerk will be happy to help you. There is a 10-Minute-Per-Customer-Per-Visit limit on use of the public research computers.
Document Recorded 1921 to June 1982
Request for Copy of One Document
- Customer Must Provide Date and Daily Numbers Available from Room 114, Assessor's Office, City Hall -
Go to Room 126, Recorder's Land Records Dept. A clerk will be happy to search the Date and Daily Books to provide you with the Book and Page Numbers.
Documents Recorded 1921 to June 1982
Request for Copies of Multiple Documents
- Customer Must Have Date and Daily Numbers
Available from Room 114, Assessor's Office, City Hall -
Go to Room 126, Recorder's Land Records Dept. Search the Date and Daily Books to obtain the Book and Page Numbers. If you need assistance, just ask- a clerk would be happy to help you.
How do I Obtain Date and Daily Numbers?
Go to Room 114, City Hall, Assessor's Office or search on the Assessor's Online Property Database.
1766-1920 St. Louis City Land Deed Copies
Documents recorded 1766 - 1876 relating to real estate in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. Documents recorded 1876 - 1920 relating to real estate in St. Louis City.
Archives Department
Saint Louis City Recorder of Deeds
Call: (314) 589-6796
Visit: Room 127, City Hall
Mail:
Room 126, City Hall
1200 Market
St. Louis MO 63103
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where can I research the history of my house?
Microfilm Archives, Office of the Comptroller
Call: (314) 622-4274
Visit:
Room 1, City Hall
1200 Market
St. Louis MO 63103
Very few deeds to real estate contain information on structures.
The Comptroller's Microfilm Archives provides an invaluable resource for persons conducting historical or genealogy research by maintaining microfilm of building permit cards dating 1880-1970.
The cards provide the name of owner at the time of permit, type of work being permitted (construction, addition/improvement, demolition) type of structure, name of architect, estimated cost of project.
Not only is it possible to find out information on your home but perhaps previous structures on the site as well.
If your home was built after 1920, all that you need to locate building permits are the address and City Block Number.
If you desire information on a structure built before 1920 or previous structures on the same site, we suggest that you first research public records to find out the names of the owners between the 1880-1920.
This information will be enormously helpful in your efforts to locate the correct building permit cards.
Many of the older permit cards cite a street and cross street (often street names long since changed) instead of street number and street name. If you have the names of the owners during the period, you simply have to scan through the microfilmed cards looking for the owner names.
For assistance in learning how to research old public records for the names of previous owners, please contact the Recorder of Deeds Archives Department at (314) 589-6796 or stop by Room 126, City Hall.
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This Page Last Modified: 11/19/07