Tax Map
All legal descriptions must be pre-approved by the Tax Map Office. All documents must meet our Conveyance Standards. Once they are pre-approved they must sign your document before the auditor will accept it. The tax map is located in the engineer's office and can be reached at the following.
419-523-6931 or Email
Conveyance Fee/Auditor Transfer
The conveyance fee is $4.00 per thousand (rounding up to the nearest hundred) of the purchase price. The transfer fee is $.50 per parcel. Checks must be for the exact amount of conveyance fee or conveyance will not be processed. Form DTE 100 is used with a regular money transfer. Form DTE 100 (EX) is used when claiming exemption from the conveyance fee.
Fees can be calculated with the Conveyance Calculator found under the Tools menu.
Recording
Once tax map has approved the document and the Auditor has transferred it, the document will need to be recorded. Information on the standards and fees con be found on the Recorder's Website.