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Transaction Coordinator in Wayne County, PA.

Precision Leverage Solutions coordinates real estate transactions in Wayne County for Keller Williams agents, from ratified contract through settlement. Realty transfer tax here is 2.0%, deeds record through the Wayne 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.

Wayne CountyEvery Pennsylvania county covered

At a glanceWayne County, PA

Transfer tax2.0%realty transfer tax

Recording fee$72.75for 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 Wayne County file

Wayne County is 28 municipalities, 22 townships and 6 boroughs, taxed by 6 school districts, with one Recorder of Deeds in the Courthouse Annex in Honesdale. The recording side is plain: a $72.75 deed fee, two e-recording vendors, and a 4:00 p.m. cutoff for anything presented for recording. The work on a Wayne file is in the lake townships and the two rental boroughs. Lake, Salem, and Paupack Townships each write into their short-term rental ordinances that the permit belongs to the seller and does not pass with the deed, Honesdale wants a rental license transfer application at least 10 days before ownership changes, and Hawley gives a new owner 30 days to report to the Borough Secretary. On a second home or investor purchase, those municipal dates set the calendar well before the Recorder does. 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County: 2.0%

Wayne County is uniform: 1% to the Commonwealth, 0.5% to the municipality, and 0.5% to the school district, for 2.0% on a deed. The PA DCED 2026 local tax register shows 0.5% municipal and 0.5% school district for 26 of the 28 municipalities across the Wayne Highlands, Western Wayne, Wallenpaupack Area, Forest City Regional, North Pocono, and Susquehanna Community school districts. The register prints Clinton Township and Texas Township at 1% and 1%, but each of those townships sits in two school districts and its other figures in the register are doubled the same way, so do not carry 3% onto a settlement statement from the register alone: confirm Clinton Township and Texas Township with the Recorder at 570-253-5970, extension 4040. Honesdale Borough Code section 187-10, adopted by Ordinance No. 623 and effective January 1, 2008, sets the borough tax at 0.5%. Lake Township Code section 395-15 adopts Article XI-D of the Tax Reform Code and states the township rate as 1%, subject to the rate limitations in that article, and the township's realty transfer tax article has no clause dividing the rate with the school district. The DCED register reports Lake Township at 0.5% with Western Wayne at 0.5%, so confirm a Lake Township deed with the Recorder as well. The Recorder requires transfer taxes or a REV-183 Statement of Value, fully completed, with every deed, and a deed covering property in more than one municipality must state the division of the local tax as percentages in whole numbers.

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 Wayne County

The Wayne County Recorder of Deeds sits at Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, 570-253-5970, extension 4040. The current recording fee is $72.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule dated November 17, 2025. That is the current figure on the Recorder's fee schedule dated November 17, 2025, which cites Act 45 of 2025. The fee includes four names and four pages; each additional name is $0.50 and each additional page is $2.00. A mortgage is also $72.75, a satisfaction piece or release of mortgage is $61.75, an assignment of mortgage is $61.75, and a power of attorney is $18.50. A Statement of Value filed in duplicate is $2.00, and since January 1, 2026 e-recorded submissions are charged $0.50 per page for helper documents to the REV-183. All fees are payable in advance, checks must be in the correct amount, and a returned check costs $25.00 plus bank charges. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, but no papers are accepted for recording after 4:00 p.m. E-recording runs through CSC and Simplifile. Recorded originals are mailed back only if a stamped, self-addressed envelope came with the document; in lieu of the envelope the schedule charges postage of $1.00 for a single document or $5.00 for multiple documents. Records are searchable online through Landex.

Recording officeWhere the deed goes

OfficeWayne County Recorder of Deeds
AddressWayne County Courthouse Annex, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, PA 18431
Phone570-253-5970, extension 4040
Deed recording fee$72.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule dated November 17, 2025

The Recorder's published document requirements are the gate. Every document must show the municipality, county, and state where the property is located, and the acknowledgment must carry the county, state, date, the person or corporate officers appearing, and the notary signature, a clear and legible stamp, and the expiration date, or it is treated as defective. Deeds, mortgages, and assignments need a signed certification of the address, with zip code, of the grantee, mortgagee, or assignee. The written amount of consideration on a deed must match the numerical amount. Transfer taxes or a fully completed Statement of Value must accompany every deed. A deed that is taxable in more than one municipality must state the percentage in each, and that deed cannot be e-recorded: the Recorder requires a paper submission for deeds taxable in multiple jurisdictions and for subdivision plans. Faxed copies, emailed copies, and reproductions are not accepted, documents may not exceed 8.5 by 14 inches, a re-recorded document must be re-signed and re-acknowledged, and multiple documents in one transaction must be numbered in recording order.

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

Short-term rental permits in Lake, Salem, and Paupack Townships do not pass to the buyer

Three Wayne County lake townships state in their ordinances that the short-term rental permit ends with the seller, so an investor buyer cannot rent on the strength of the seller's permit the day after settlement. Lake Township Code section 340-7G(1), in Chapter 340 as adopted September 6, 2022 and amended in its entirety March 7, 2023, states that the permit is personal to the owner identified in the application and does not run with the property, and the new owner must apply for a permit prior to renting the property. Salem Township Code section 80-8G(1), in the article adopted by Ordinance No. 81-2023 and effective March 29, 2023, uses the same language. Both townships add that the new owner is entitled to a permit provided the new owner complies with the article. Paupack Township Ordinance 2023-61, adopted August 10, 2023 and amended July 25, 2024, states in section 61-11 that permits are not transferable: when the property is sold the new owner must submit a new application, and must go through the Conditional Use process if the property is in the R1 or S1 District. All three townships tie rentals to the septic system. In Lake and Salem the number of bedrooms rented on an on-site system may not exceed the bedrooms approved on the sewage permit, and Paupack requires proof that an on-site system was serviced or pumped annually with each renewal. Budget for the fees as well: the Paupack Township 2026 fee resolution, adopted January 5, 2026, sets the Short-Term Rental Fee at $1,200.00, and the Salem Township application packet, an undated packet that dates from the 2023 registration, lists a $400.00 township application fee plus a $600.00 license fee payable to its third-party administrator, so confirm the current Salem figures with the township. In Lake and Salem the renewal fee is due by February 15, doubles after that date, and the permit is void if unpaid by May 1; Paupack registrations are due by March 31 with a 20% late fee.

Honesdale wants the rental license transfer filed 10 days before ownership changes

Honesdale Borough Code Chapter 163, Rental Property, adopted May 18, 2006 by Ordinance No. 616, makes it unlawful to operate or rent any residential unit in the Borough without first obtaining a license, and the license is applied for annually. Under section 163-5F the license is transferable to a person who acquires the licensed unit for the unexpired portion of the term, provided the application to transfer the license is filed with the Code Enforcement Officer at least 10 days prior to any change in ownership and the unit is in compliance with all Borough codes and ordinances. That makes it a pre-settlement task on any investor purchase, not a post-closing one. Section 163-5C requires an owner who does not live in the Borough or within a 20 mile radius of it to designate an agent who does. Section 163-4B, added December 20, 2018 by Ordinance No. 691, makes the owner schedule an inspection of each unit every time the tenant of record changes, and operating without a license carries a penalty of $100 a day under section 163-9A. Short-term rentals are licensed separately under Chapter 210, Article VIII, adopted November 1, 2021 by Ordinance No. 709: a rental of a dwelling unit for less than 30 days needs a license, and section 210-49 states that licenses are issued only in the name of the owner. License and inspection fees are set by the Borough fee resolution. The Borough office is at 958 Main Street, 570-253-0731.

Hawley Borough gives a new owner 30 days to report and inspects on every new tenancy

Hawley Borough's long-term rental ordinance, enacted in 2024 to replace Ordinance 2-2018, requires every landlord to apply, pay an annual fee set by Borough Council, and hold a license for each non-owner occupied dwelling unit. Section 4 reaches every buyer, not only landlords: any person who becomes an owner of real estate in the Borough by agreement of sale, by deed, or by any other means must report the Section 3 information to the Borough Secretary within 30 days, and an owner who does not live in Hawley and does not have a tenant, such as the owner of a second home, files an affidavit saying so. The application asks for the number of sewer EDUs paid and the sewer account number, and the Borough Secretary verifies the application with the sewer authority. A landlord who does not live locally must name an agent located not more than 10 miles from the Borough. Under Section 6 the owner must report every new tenancy and the Borough Rental Inspector inspects the premises. The fine under Section 7 is $600.00 plus the Borough's attorney fees and costs, with each day a separate violation. The Borough's forms page repeats the rule in one line: apartments must be inspected if a new tenant is moving in.

Private community resale certificates run on a 10 day statutory clock

Wayne County's lake region is built around private communities. Paupack Township alone reports about 70 residential subdivisions, the two largest being Wallenpaupack Lake Estates and Paupacken Lake Estates, and its short-term rental ordinance expressly leaves the enforcement of community covenants and bylaws to the community association. Where the property is a unit in a planned community covered by the resale provisions of the Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. section 5407, the seller must furnish the buyer with the declaration, the bylaws, the rules and regulations, and a certificate from the association. The association has ten days after the unit owner's request to furnish that certificate. The purchase contract is voidable by the purchaser until the certificate has been provided and for five days thereafter or until conveyance, whichever occurs first. Order the certificate the day the agreement is signed, because a late certificate keeps the buyer's right to void alive. Ask the association at the same time whether its covenants allow short-term rentals, since a township permit does not override them.

Assessments were reset to June 30, 2021 values at a 100% ratio

Wayne County completed a countywide reassessment at the end of 2022, and the new values took effect for 2023. The Assessment Office states that assessed values are based on property market values as of June 30, 2021 and that the predetermined ratio is 100%. The county reports that total taxable value rose from $5.9 billion under the prior values, which dated from 2004, to more than $9.26 billion for 2023. For a file this means the assessed value on the county record is meant to equal full 2021 market value, so pull the current bill from the county's online parcel search when you set up tax prorations instead of relying on a figure from an old listing or a prior title file. New construction and demolition permits are sent by the municipalities to the county and trigger a review, and a Change of Assessment Notice carries a 40 day right of appeal from the mailing date on the notice.

Clean and Green enrollment runs through Wayne County Tax Services with a June 1 deadline

The Assessment Office reviews and approves applications for preferential assessment under Act 319, the Clean and Green Act, for eligible agricultural and woodland property. The yearly deadline is June 1 for the following tax year. The county's published procedure sets an application processing fee of $50.00 if the application is picked up at Wayne County Tax Services, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, or $55.00 in advance if it is mailed. Signatures must be notarized and every owner must print and sign clearly, exactly as the name appears on the recorded deed, because the Recorder can refuse an application on which the names are not printed clearly. The recording fee of $18.50 for the first four pages and four names, plus $0.50 per name over four and $2.00 per page over four, must accompany the application, and it is returned if the application is denied. A parcel with more than one dwelling has an acre removed for the additional dwelling, and commercial land and established quarries are ineligible. Tax Services is at 570-253-5970, extension 4010.

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

Wayne County questions.

Do you provide transaction coordination in Wayne County, PA?

Yes. Precision Leverage Solutions works exclusively with Keller Williams agents and coordinates transactions throughout Wayne 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 Wayne County?

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

$72.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule dated November 17, 2025, through the Wayne County Recorder of Deeds. That is the current figure on the Recorder's fee schedule dated November 17, 2025, which cites Act 45 of 2025. The fee includes four names and four pages; each additional name is $0.50 and each additional page is $2.00. A mortgage is also $72.75, a satisfaction piece or release of mortgage is $61.75, an assignment of mortgage is $61.75, and a power of attorney is $18.50. A Statement of Value filed in duplicate is $2.00, and since January 1, 2026 e-recorded submissions are charged $0.50 per page for helper documents to the REV-183. All fees are payable in advance, checks must be in the correct amount, and a returned check costs $25.00 plus bank charges. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, but no papers are accepted for recording after 4:00 p.m. E-recording runs through CSC and Simplifile. Recorded originals are mailed back only if a stamped, self-addressed envelope came with the document; in lieu of the envelope the schedule charges postage of $1.00 for a single document or $5.00 for multiple documents. Records are searchable online through Landex.

How much does a transaction coordinator cost in Wayne 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.

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