Imperial County Recorder's Office State of California
The recorder's Office is responsible for the recording of deeds, mortgages, decrees of court, and leases affecting title to real property in the county. This office also maintains Uniform Commercial Code filings, subdivision maps, and vital statistics, including births, deaths, and marriages within the county.
ABOUT IMPERIAL COUNTY All information deemed reliable - source: wikipedia.org
Imperial County is located in the Imperial Valley, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. Although this region is a desert, with high temperatures and low average rainfall of three inches (seventy-five mm) per year, the economy is heavily based on agriculture due to irrigation supplied wholly from the Colorado River via the All-American Canal.
The county has an area of 4,481.7 square miles. Within the county are 7 incorporated cities and ten unincorporated communities and rural areas.
The incorporated cities are Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, and Westmorland.
The unincorporated communities are Bombay Beach, Desert Shores, Heber, Niland, Ocotillo, Palo Verde, Salton City, Salton Sea Beach, Seeley, and Winterhaven.
El Centro is the largest city and County seat for Imperial County.
By Mail
COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DEPARTMENT
940 W. Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243
By Telephone
Local: (760) 482-4272
FAX: (760) 482-4271
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.