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Welcome
The Ramsey County Recorder's Office maintains official real estate documents and provides retrieval and reproduction of these records for the public and businesses. Some of the official documents in our office are:
- Deeds and Contracts
- Mortgages
- Assignments
- Releases
- Plats and surveys
- Easements
- State and Federal Tax Liens
- Military Records
News
Changes in State Deed Tax (SDT) and Mortgage Registry Tax (MRT) take effect in Ramsey County on January 1, 2013. The statutory authority that permits Ramsey County to collect an additional .0001 of MRT and SDT to be deposited in the county's environmental response fund expires on January 1, 2013. The new rate for mortgage registry tax is .0023 of the debt. The new rate for state deed tax when the consideration exceeds $500 is .0033 of the net consideration. When there is no consideration or when the consideration exclusive of the value of any lien or encumbrance remaining thereon at the time of sale is $500 or less, the tax is $1.65.
Electronic Certificates of Real Estate Value (eCRVs) are now accepted in Ramsey County. Additional information about the eCRV can be found on the Department of Revenue web site.
Change in Well Disclosure fee effective July 21, 2011. Legislation passed by the Minnesota State Legislature and signed by the Governor that ended the shutdown included an increase in the filing fee for a Well Disclosure Certificate to $50.00. Click here for more information on Well Disclosures.
Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs). Click here for more information.
Statutory Change in Mortgage Registration Tax and State Deed Tax effective for mortgages and deeds presented for recording on or after January 1, 2013. Click here for more information about Mortgage Registry and State Deed Tax or to use the online calculators.
Recording
Ramsey County Property Records & Revenue maintains a Public Resource Center to assist the public with inquiries pertaining to real estate records.
Fees
Military Records
- Mortgage Registry and State Deed Tax
Legal Forms
Email: AskCountyRecorder@co.ramsey.mn.us
Phone: County Recorder (Abstract): 651-266-2050
Registrar of Titles (Torrens): 651-266-2060
Mailing Address:
Ramsey County Recorder & Registrar of Titles
P.O. Box 64099
St. Paul, MN 55164-0099
Street/Delivery Service Address:
Ramsey County Recorder & Registrar of Titles
90 W. Plato Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55107
