Recording a Deed or Document in Middlesex County, CT

Middlesex County (population 164,759) records real-property documents through the Town Clerk — City of Middletown. 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.

Middlesex County recorder — contact

Recording office: Town Clerk — City of Middletown
Mailing address: City of Middletown Town Clerk, 245 deKoven Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 638-4910
Website: middletownct.gov/270/Land-Records
Checks payable to: City of Middletown / Town Clerk
Electronic recording: Available via Simplifile, CSC

Middlesex County recording fees

First page / base fee: $70.00 first page for non-nominee documents, effective July 1, 2025 per CT Public Act 25-168
Additional pages: $5.00 per additional page
Other fees: +$2.00 if taxable conveyance; +$5.00 if deed lacks current grantee mailing address (except mortgage deeds); +$1.00 if signer/witness names not typed/printed beneath signatures; foreclosure registration $70 + Lis Pendens fee

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Town Clerk — City of Middletown before you mail a check.

Can you e-record in Middlesex County?

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

How to record a document in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Prepare the document so it meets Middlesex County's formatting rules: 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, CSC, or by mail to Town Clerk — City of Middletown.
Pay the recording fee, payable to City of Middletown / Town Clerk.
Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

Looking up a Middlesex County property

Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Middlesex County property are searchable at City of Middletown 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.