El Dorado County Recorder's Office State of California
( 2 locations )
The El Dorado County Recorder accepts, records and preserves for permanent record, certain legal documents affecting land title, and vital statistics. The County Recorder also creates and maintains a daily index of these documents for reference, research, and issuance of certified copies.
ABOUT EL DORADO COUNTY All information deemed reliable - source: wikipedia.org
El Dorado County is located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is most famous for the first in which gold was discovered.
The county is one of the original 27 Counties of the State of California, formed by an Act on February 18, 1850. El Dorado County has only two incorporated cities, which are South Lake Tahoe and Placerville.
Placerville is the County seat for El Dorado County.
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Clerk
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - Recording
By Mail
El Dorado County Clerk-Recorder's Office
360 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
By Telephone
(530) 621-5490
FAX:(530) 621-2147
By E-mail
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Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm - Clerk
Note: This office performs all Clerk duties, but does not perform the function of "recording official documents," that is only done at the Placerville office.
By Mail
El Dorado County Clerk-Recorder's Office
3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd. #108
So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
By Telephone
(530) 573-3409
FAX: (530) 544-6463
By E-mail
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The State of California has complex recording fees. In addition, each county has their own requirements including separate fees designated to certain cities.
Over and above these recording fees are other fees which may be due. These additional fees may or may not include any of the following:
- Documentary Transfer Tax
- City Real Property Transfer Tax
- Survey Monument Fee
- Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) Fee
Because of the complicated fee structure, we recommend that you contact the county clerk ( contact information above ) and they will provide the exact cost of recording your California Quitclaim Deed.