Recording a Deed or Document in Windham County, CT

Windham County (population 116,418) records real-property documents through the N/A — Connecticut has no county government or county-level recording office. Real property deeds are recorded by the individual Town Clerk of each of the 15 towns within Windham County (e.g., Windham, Killingly, Putnam, Plainfield, etc.), per CT Gen. Stat. §7-24.. 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.

Windham County recorder — contact

Recording office: N/A — Connecticut has no county government or county-level recording office. Real property deeds are recorded by the individual Town Clerk of each of the 15 towns within Windham County (e.g., Windham, Killingly, Putnam, Plainfield, etc.), per CT Gen. Stat. §7-24.
Mailing address: not available — varies by town; contact the specific Town Clerk's office where the property is located
Website: uslandrecords.com/ctlr
Checks payable to: not available — varies by town (typically "Town of [Name] Town Clerk")
Electronic recording: Available via Simplifile

Windham County recording fees

First page / base fee: not available — varies by town
Additional pages: not available — varies by town
Other fees: not available — varies by town

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the N/A — Connecticut has no county government or county-level recording office. Real property deeds are recorded by the individual Town Clerk of each of the 15 towns within Windham County (e.g., Windham, Killingly, Putnam, Plainfield, etc.), per CT Gen. Stat. §7-24. before you mail a check.

What Windham County requires

Submission & return: not available — varies by town
Hours & turnaround: not available — varies by town

Can you e-record in Windham County?

Yes. Windham 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 Windham County, Connecticut

Prepare the document so it meets Windham 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 N/A — Connecticut has no county government or county-level recording office. Real property deeds are recorded by the individual Town Clerk of each of the 15 towns within Windham County (e.g., Windham, Killingly, Putnam, Plainfield, etc.), per CT Gen. Stat. §7-24..
Pay the recording fee, payable to not available — varies by town (typically "Town of [Name] Town Clerk").
Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

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.