There is no question that flat fees do make our jobs easier. The old recording fee structures were based on the number of pages being recorded because the recorders were paying by the page to get books printed. It was done by microfilm print at first and then later using modified copy machines. Now with imaging being used most places the reasons for document length pricing is hard to maintain. Philadelphia has been doing flat fees for a number of years but it's not a flat $30 for a mortgage. It's now $222 for a mortgage and $252 for a deed. The states will use this as a backdoor way to increase recording fees no doubt. If they do it right they should base it on the median amout presently paid.

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