Recording a Deed or Document in Fairfield County, CT

Fairfield County (population 959,768) records real-property documents through the Town/City Clerk — City of Bridgeport Town Clerk (Land Records Division). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.

Fairfield County recorder — contact

Recording office: Town/City Clerk — City of Bridgeport Town Clerk (Land Records Division)
Mailing address: City of Bridgeport Town Clerk, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203-576-7208
Website: bridgeportct.gov/government/departments/town-clerk/land-records
Checks payable to: City of Bridgeport / Town Clerk
Electronic recording: Available via Simplifile

Fairfield County recording fees

First page / base fee: $70.00 for first page (non-MERS documents); $160.00 first page for MERS/nominee documents (Assignment/Release of Mortgage flat $160), effective per CT Public Act 25-168 (July 1, 2025)
Additional pages: $5.00 per additional page
Other fees: +$2.00 if taxable conveyance (transfer/conveyance tax administrative fee); +$5.00 if grantee's current mailing address not on deed; +$1.00 if signer/witness names not typed/printed under signatures

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Town/City Clerk — City of Bridgeport Town Clerk (Land Records Division) before you mail a check.

What Fairfield County requires

Page formatting: CT statutory requirements: grantee mailing address must appear on deed; names of signers/witnesses/notary must be typed or printed beneath signatures; standard page size
Submission & return: Self-addressed stamped envelope or pickup

Can you e-record in Fairfield County?

Yes. Fairfield County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Prepare the document so it meets Fairfield County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Town/City Clerk — City of Bridgeport Town Clerk (Land Records Division).
Pay the recording fee, payable to City of Bridgeport / Town Clerk.
Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

Looking up a Fairfield County property

Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Fairfield County property are searchable at City of Bridgeport Tax Assessor (Vision Government Solutions online database). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.

Filing with Jurably in Connecticut

Connecticut law now bars recording a residential wholesale contract or any notice of it (Public Act 25-168 §257), so we can't file there. See the states we file in.