Ottawa County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Ottawa County Recorder’s Office located at:

315 Madison Street
Room 204
Port Clinton, OH 43452

419-734-6730
1-800-788-8803 ext. 6730

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

You can also send your lien documents by regular mail, by express mail or by courier.

The Ottawa County Recorder’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog. However, note that the county’s document turnaround time is one working day.

If your construction project is located in Ottawa County, then yes, you should file your lien here.

The Ottawa County Recorder’s Office accepts cash, check or money order. They do not accept credit cards.

The Ottawa County Recorder’s recording fees are as follows;

The fee for most documents is $28 for the first two pages and $8 for each additional page. (Each printed side is counted as one page.)

Some documents require a marginal notation referring back to another document. For example, when a mortgage is paid off, the “Cancellation” must refer back to the original recorded mortgage. In these cases, the “notation” fee is an additional $4.

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Ottawa County Recorder’s Office located at:

315 Madison Street
Room 204
Port Clinton, OH 43452

419-734-6730
1-800-788-8803 ext. 6730

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Charge for copies made by the public is $0.10 per page.

Charge for copies made by the Recorder’s Staff is $2.00 for plat copies and any copy made from microfilm or from microfilm to electronic image.

You can also request copies by mail.

The Recorder’s office requires a self-addressed envelope with adequate postage affixed. They must receive the envelope and the fee before they will mail the copies. Usually the copies are mailed the day they receive the request.

You can also search Ottawa County’s indexes to recorded documents online at: http://www.uslandrecords.com

You can get the property’s legal description from the Ottawa County Recorder’s Office in person.

You can also search Ottawa County’s indexes to recorded documents online at: http://www.uslandrecords.com

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the Ottawa County Auditor at:
http://www.ottawacountyauditor.org/