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Transaction Coordinator in Juniata County, PA.

Precision Leverage Solutions coordinates real estate transactions in Juniata County for Keller Williams agents, from ratified contract through settlement. Realty transfer tax here is 2.0%, deeds record through the Juniata County Recorder of Deeds, and we handle the county and municipal steps that decide whether your file closes on time. Billed per file, no retainer.

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At a glanceJuniata County, PA

Transfer tax2.0%realty transfer tax

Recording fee$59.75for a deed

PLS, per file$400contract to close, billed per file with no retainer

Figures from the sections below. Confirm with the issuing office before relying on one for a live file.

What we handle on a Juniata County file

Juniata County has 17 municipalities, 4 boroughs and 13 townships, with the county seat at Mifflintown. The county only began requiring Uniform Parcel Identifier certification on May 1, 2024, so older deed templates and closing checklists for Juniata files often miss it, and an uncertified deed does not record. The transfer tax is a uniform 2% everywhere in the county. The municipal work is light on inspections and heavy on utilities and septic: authority water accounts in Mifflintown and Mifflin, borough sewer liens in Port Royal, and Fermanagh Township's 2025 rewrite of its on-lot sewage rules. Once your deal is ratified, PLS builds and manages the file in KW Command, tracks every deadline and contingency, routes documents for signature, and coordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent. See the full transaction coordination service for the complete scope, and the Pennsylvania overview for statewide notes.

On every Juniata County fileFrom ratified contract through settlement

KW Command fileBuilds and manages the file in KW Command.
Every deadlineTracks every deadline and contingency.
SignaturesRoutes documents for signature.
Every partyCoordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent.

Realty transfer tax in Juniata County: 2.0%

Juniata County is uniform: 1% to the Commonwealth, 0.5% to the municipality, and 0.5% to the school district. The PA DCED Municipal Statistics tax register for 2026 lists that split for all 17 municipalities, 16 of them in the Juniata County School District and Greenwood Township in the Greenwood School District. Do not be thrown by ordinance text: Port Royal Borough's Realty Transfer Tax Ordinance, Code section 24-104, imposes a tax at the rate of 1% on its face, and the DCED register still shows the borough at 0.5% with the other 0.5% going to the school district. The Recorder requires separate checks for the state tax, the local tax, and the recording fees, and its fee schedule lists a $2 charge for filing a Statement of Value (REV-183).

Where the 2% goesRealty transfer tax split, as described here

1%Commonwealth

0.5%Municipality

0.5%School district

Commonwealth1%
Municipality0.5%
School district0.5%

Recording a deed in Juniata County

The Juniata County Recorder of Deeds sits at 1 North Main Street, Mifflintown, PA 17059, 717-436-7709. The current recording fee is $59.75 for a deed, under the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025. The $59.75 base covers four pages and four names; each additional page is $2.00 and each additional name is $0.50. A mortgage is also $59.75, an assignment or release of mortgage is $61.75, a certified copy is $5.00, and UPI certification is $20.00 per UPI number. The office requires separate checks for state tax, local tax, and recording fees and states that it does not make refunds. Documents are rejected for highlighter marks, which scan as blacked-out areas, for poor quality copies, and for defective notary stamps, and a self-addressed stamped envelope is requested for returns. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents can be submitted in person, by mail or delivery, or by e-record, and the land records are searchable remotely through Landex.

Recording officeWhere the deed goes

OfficeJuniata County Recorder of Deeds
Address1 North Main Street, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Phone717-436-7709
Deed recording fee$59.75 for a deed, under the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025

Under Juniata County Ordinance No. 2022-1, with UPI certification in force since May 1, 2024, a document affecting land will not record until the Assessment and GIS Office certifies every UPI on it, at $20.00 per UPI with no cap and no fee on a rejected document. The UPI must be typewritten, not handwritten, at the top left of the first page, with the property address and the township or borough on page one, and a newly created parcel needs both its new UPI and the parent UPI. Deeds, mortgages, and mortgage assignments also need a Certificate of Residence or the Recorder rejects them. Get documents in before 3:00 p.m.: the UPI FAQ says anything submitted after 3:00 p.m. is processed the next workday, while the county's UPI page says same day verification ends at 3:30 p.m. Assessment and GIS is at 717-436-7740.

Recording fees and transfer tax rates for every county we coordinate in are collected side by side on our recording fee and transfer tax reference.

What actually holds up a closing here

Juniata's UPI rejection list is the deed drafting checklist

Juniata County publishes the reasons its Assessment and GIS Office rejects documents for UPI certification, and nearly all of them are drafting errors a TC can catch before signing: wrong county, an incorrect UPI, an incorrect plan book and page or instrument number, a missing or wrong municipality, an incorrect location address, a legal description that does not match assessment data, an incorrect deed reference, a grantor name that does not match assessment records, acreage that does not match tax mapping, an incorrect grantee name, and no grantee physical address. The county's UPI FAQ allows a prepared but unsigned document to be sent for preliminary verification so errors are fixed before execution, and the final document is verified again at recording. Send the draft deed for pre-verification on every Juniata file, and especially on subdivisions and part-interest transfers.

Fermanagh Township rewrote its on-lot sewage rules in 2025

Fermanagh Township Code Chapter 123, Article V, adopted October 9, 2023 by Ordinance No. 2-2023 and amended in its entirety April 14, 2025 by Ordinance No. 2-2025, requires every septic tank to be pumped by a qualified pumper or hauler at reasonable intervals of no more than five years under section 123-68, unless the Township approves a written request for a longer interval, which the section caps at ten years. Under section 123-72 the hauler must be licensed by the Township, and section 123-68 has the hauler give the owner and the Township a signed Pumpers Report within 30 days of pumping, covering the tank, the system's age, the last pumping date, maintenance performed, any sign of malfunction, and the hauler's state license number. If a malfunction is found, section 123-69 gives the owner 7 days to apply for a repair permit, 30 days to start, and 60 days to finish, and section 123-70 lets the Township do the work on an imminent health hazard and lien the property for it. Penalties under section 123-74 are $500 to $1,000 plus costs. Ask the seller for the last pumping report filed with the Township before the inspection contingency runs out.

Mifflintown Municipal Authority needs seven days and a meter reading inside the house

The Mifflintown Municipal Authority supplies water to about 4,450 residents and businesses in the Mifflintown and Mifflin areas. Its Water Service Rules and Regulations, revised April 10, 2026, require at least seven days notice to terminate service, and the customer stays responsible for charges until access is provided for a final reading on the meter inside the premises, so the seller has to arrange entry, not just make a phone call. The final bill carries no charge, and a new customer pays a $40.00 turn-on charge at application. The owner is liable for charges for service to a tenant, and the Authority files a municipal lien on any account 90 days delinquent in an amount of $500 or more, with court costs and attorney fees added. The office is at 259 Water Company Road, Mifflintown, 717-436-2342.

Port Royal sewer charges are liens, and stormwater cannot go in the sewer

Port Royal Borough Code section 18-104, from Ordinance 90 of September 20, 1965, makes sewer rentals a lien on the improved property, filed in the Juniata County Prothonotary's office and collected as a municipal claim, so get a current balance from the Borough before settlement. Sewer rentals are imposed on the owner of each connected property, the Borough bills owners only and never tenants, and section 18-103 makes the owner responsible for water and sewer charges whatever the owner has agreed with a third party. Bills are monthly, with a 5% penalty on any bill unpaid 15 days after its date. Section 18-105 prohibits discharging stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, foundation drainage, or cellar drainage into any sewer, so a sump pump or downspout tied into the sanitary line is a violation the buyer takes on with the house.

Juniata tax certifications are $5 and in writing only

The Juniata County Tax Claim Bureau issues Tax Certifications on Bureau letterhead stating the delinquent taxes owed on a parcel as of the certificate date, and title companies, mortgage companies, and banks must request and purchase one because no verbal certification is given. Each certification is $5, payable by check to the Juniata County Tax Claim Bureau, and requests can be made in person or by mail, with the certification returned by mail, email, or fax. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for mail return, and order it early enough that any delinquency on the certificate can be paid off before settlement.

Pricing

Transaction coordination in Pennsylvania is billed per file, not as a monthly retainer. Contract to close is $400 per transaction, and the full rate card including dual agency, transaction licensee, unrepresented party (FSBO or URB), and listing management is published on our pricing page. No fixed overhead, no minimum volume.

Contract to close$400per transaction, billed per file

Listing management$150per listing, from the published rate card

Retainer$0no fixed overhead, no minimum volume

Where these figures come from

The county-level figures on this page come from the official sources listed below. Municipal fees and deadlines come from each municipality's own published schedules and ordinances, which are revised more often than they are archived. We publish what we could verify and leave out what we could not. Fees and ordinances change; if you are relying on a figure here for a live file, confirm it with the issuing office, and tell us if you find a discrepancy so we can correct the page.

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FAQ

Juniata County questions.

Do you provide transaction coordination in Juniata County, PA?

Yes. Precision Leverage Solutions works exclusively with Keller Williams agents and coordinates transactions throughout Juniata County and the rest of Pennsylvania, from the ratified contract through settlement. We also serve KW agents in New Jersey and Delaware. Pricing is per file with no retainer.

What is the realty transfer tax in Juniata County?

How much does it cost to record a deed in Juniata County?

$59.75 for a deed, under the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025, through the Juniata County Recorder of Deeds. The $59.75 base covers four pages and four names; each additional page is $2.00 and each additional name is $0.50. A mortgage is also $59.75, an assignment or release of mortgage is $61.75, a certified copy is $5.00, and UPI certification is $20.00 per UPI number. The office requires separate checks for state tax, local tax, and recording fees and states that it does not make refunds. Documents are rejected for highlighter marks, which scan as blacked-out areas, for poor quality copies, and for defective notary stamps, and a self-addressed stamped envelope is requested for returns. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documents can be submitted in person, by mail or delivery, or by e-record, and the land records are searchable remotely through Landex.

How much does a transaction coordinator cost in Juniata County?

Contract-to-close coordination is $400 per transaction in Pennsylvania. Dual agency, transaction licensee service, unrepresented party coordination (FSBO or URB), multi-unit transactions, and listing management are each priced separately and published in full on our pricing page. There are no monthly fees, retainers, or minimum volume requirements.

Why do deeds get rejected for UPI certification in Juniata County?

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