Recording a Deed or Document in New Haven County, CT

New Haven County (population 863,700) records real-property documents through the City Clerk — City of New Haven. 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.

New Haven County recorder — contact

Recording office: City Clerk — City of New Haven
Mailing address: City of New Haven, City Clerk's Office, 200 Orange Street, Room 202, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 946-8339
Website: newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/city-clerk/forms-fees
Checks payable to: City of New Haven / City Clerk
Electronic recording: Available via Simplifile, CSC

New Haven County recording fees

First page / base fee: $70.00 first page (non-MERS), effective July 1, 2025 per CT Public Act 25-168; MERS Grantor filings $160.00 first page
Additional pages: $5.00 per additional page
Other fees: +$2.00 if taxable conveyance; +$5.00 if deed lacks current grantee mailing address; +$1.00 if signer/witness names not typed/printed beneath signatures; Subdivision Map Filing & Indexing $30.00

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

Can you e-record in New Haven County?

Yes. New Haven 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 New Haven County, Connecticut

Prepare the document so it meets New Haven 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 City Clerk — City of New Haven.
Pay the recording fee, payable to City of New Haven / City Clerk.
Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

Looking up a New Haven County property

Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for New Haven County property are searchable at City of New Haven Assessor's Office (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.