Massachusetts · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hampden County, MA
Hampden County (population 465,825) records real-property documents through the Hampden County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts). 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.
Hampden County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hampden County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Mailing address
- 50 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
- Phone
- (413) 755-1722
- Website
- massrods.com/hampden
- Checks payable to
- Hampden County Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hampden County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Flat per-document fee (not page-based): Deed $155; Mortgage $205; Declaration of Homestead $35; Declaration of Trust $255; Mortgage Discharge/Release $105; Municipal Lien Certificate $80; UCC (up to 2 debtors) $75; Federal Tax Lien $5; Plans (per sheet) $105; All other documents $105
- Additional pages
- None for standard instruments — Massachusetts charges one flat fee per document regardless of page count (set statewide by M.G.L. c.262 §34). Plans are $105 PER SHEET. Certified copies are $1/page.
- Other fees
- No separate rider/technology surcharge is itemized by the registry; the Secretary of the Commonwealth's statewide fee schedule states quoted fees 'include all surcharges' (e.g., any Registry of Deeds Technology surcharge is embedded in the flat fee).
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) before you mail a check.
What Hampden County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper; 3-inch blank margin at top-right of page 1 reserved for recording stamp/info; other margins sufficient for legible scanning (1 inch recommended); legible font (10-12pt recommended); per statewide 'Indexing & Formatting Standards' (sec.state.ma.us).
- Cover sheet
- Required only if the document's first page does NOT contain a blank 3"x3" recording-information block in the upper right corner; if absent, an official Registry Document Cover Sheet must be attached (statewide MA Registers of Deeds Association standard).
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter (self-addressed stamped envelope required if mailing in); e-recorded documents returned electronically by vendor.
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording: typically same business day. Mail-in submissions: several weeks for recording and return of original (not separately quantified by registry).
Can you e-record in Hampden County?
Hampden 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 Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Prepare the document so it meets Hampden 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 Hampden County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hampden County Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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.