This is an official communication from the Recorder of Deeds office of the County of Chester.
NOTICE: 2022 Revised Fee Schedule
Hi Folks,
Due to the unprecedented surge in recorded documents and the accompanying increase in operating costs over the past two years, the Uniform Parcel Identifier (UPI) Fee for the Chester County Recorder of Deeds will increase from $15.00 to $20.00 per UPI number beginning on January 1, 2022.

PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to report that, despite the $5 UPI Fee increase, overall filing fees have been reduced over the course of the year due to our elimination of the $6 CAP Tech Fee in March 2021. In addition, UPI Fees are applied only to recorded land documents whereas the CAP Tech Fee was applied to all documents. Our continued commitment to excellent service and cost savings to the public is paramount. I am proud of the entire ROD staff's dedication and "can do" attitude, always resulting in exemplary service and fiscal responsibility despite these extremely challenging times.
Sincerely,
Chris Pielli, Esq.
Recorder of Deeds
For a preview of our printable Fee Schedule brochure reflecting the revised fees for some commonly recorded documents and other basic information, please click the button below.
Effective beginning January 1, 2022
Our UPI Ordinance, adopted in 1997, is based upon legislation from 1988 when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed a permanent referencing system for land records. This is referred to as the Uniform Parcel Identifier (UPI) Act, which allows local government to implement a UPI verification program, and an accompanying fee was then established to cover the cost of handling services under this act.

Chester County requires the UPI number to be placed on the first page of each land record document submitted for recording. This process fosters interconnectivity between multiple offices that work with land records and makes it easier to identify the links between multiple instruments with a given UPI as well as the county records that they reference.

The County's UPI Ordinance was last revised in 2016. The Uniform Parcel Identifier statute for Pennsylvania is found in 21 P.S. § 10.1. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this change going forward into the new year.
Our current fee schedule is available on the Recorder of Deeds website.
Please email RODinfo@chesco.org or call (610) 344-6330 with any questions.
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