Multnomah County Recording Division
About the Multnomah County Recording Division
Multnomah is Oregon's smallest county by land area and, by a wide margin, its most populous — Portland anchors a diversified urban economy that most people picture when they think of the county. But the boundaries run further than the city: Multnomah also takes in a stretch of the Columbia River Gorge and the extinct volcanoes of the Boring Lava Field on its eastern edge, so it's not wall-to-wall city the whole way across. Recording here isn't handled by a "County Clerk" the way it is in most other Oregon counties — it's the Recording & Customer Service Division, part of the county's Division of Assessment, Recording and Taxation (DART) — and given the population it serves, the division processes a high daily volume of documents and keeps its records fully searchable online through multcorecords.com.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Multnomah County, this is the division that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Portland (county seat and largest city), Gresham, Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village, and Maywood Park.
Unincorporated communities: Bonneville, Corbett, Dodson, Dunthorpe, Holbrook, Interlachen, Latourell, Orient, Riverwood, Springdale, and Warrendale.
Lake Oswego and Milwaukie extend only partially into Multnomah County — both cities are primarily seated in neighboring Clackamas County. If your property sits in the Multnomah sliver of either city, it still records with this office.
Office Details
Address: 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 175, Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (503) 823-4000
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (eRecording cutoff 4:15 PM)
Recording Fee: Oregon recording fees are set individually by each county and change periodically — check Multnomah County's current fee schedule or call the office to confirm the exact amount before filing.
Document Search: multcorecords.com online records search
How to File a Document
- Prepare Your Document: Make sure your deed meets Oregon's formatting and content requirements before you file.
- Get It Notarized: Have the document signed in front of an Oregon notary public or other authorized official. No notary nearby in Portland? Oregon allows remote online notarization — you can have your Multnomah County deed notarized online by an Oregon-commissioned notary instead.
- Meet Oregon's First-Page Requirements: Oregon law requires your deed's first page to show the title, grantor and grantee names, the true consideration, and an address for tax statements. If your document doesn't already include this, you'll need to attach a cover sheet, which adds $5 to the recording fee.
- Record It: You can file in person or by mail with the Multnomah County Recording & Customer Service Division.
- Pay the Recording Fee: Oregon recording fees are set individually by each county and change periodically — check the current fee schedule or call the office to confirm the exact amount before filing.
- Keep Your Receipt: Your recorded document (or a certified copy) is your proof of filing.
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