Massachusetts · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dukes County, MA
Dukes County (population 20,600) records real-property documents through the Dukes County Registry of Deeds (Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard). 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.
Dukes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dukes County Registry of Deeds (Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard)
- Mailing address
- Dukes County Registry of Deeds, Edgartown, MA 02539
- Website
- dukescountydeeds.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dukes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $155 flat fee per deed regardless of page count (statewide MA fee schedule)
- Additional pages
- Not page-based — flat fee; Mortgage $205; Mortgage Discharge/Release $105; Declaration of Homestead $35; Declaration of Trust $255; Municipal Lien Certificate $80
- Other fees
- $1 postage fee per document unless SASE provided (waived for e-recorded documents); excise tax on deeds calculated at $4.56/thousand, rounded up to nearest $500, consideration ≤$100 exempt
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dukes County Registry of Deeds (Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard) before you mail a check.
What Dukes County requires
- Submission & return
- $1/document postage fee applies unless SASE provided (per fee schedule); electronically recorded docs exempt
Can you e-record in Dukes County?
Dukes County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Prepare the document so it meets Dukes 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 by mail to Dukes County Registry of Deeds (Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dukes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dukes County property are searchable at Massachusetts assesses real property at the municipal (town/city) level; no county-wide assessor exists. Best statewide situs-lookup tool: Massachusetts Interactive Property Map (MassGIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Massachusetts
Massachusetts requires the seller's notarized acknowledgment before a purchase agreement or notice of one can be recorded (MGL c.184 §17A). See the states we file in.