Massachusetts · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hampshire County, MA
Hampshire County (population 160,830) records real-property documents through the Hampshire 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.
Hampshire County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Mailing address
- 60 Railroad Ave, Northampton, MA 01060
- Phone
- (413) 584-3637
- Website
- massrods.com/hampshire
- Checks payable to
- Hampshire Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hampshire County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Flat per-document fee: Deed $155; Mortgage $205; Declaration of Homestead $35; Declaration of Trust $255; Mortgage Discharge/Release $105; Municipal Lien Certificate $80; UCC $75; Federal Tax Lien $5; Plans (per sheet) $105; All other documents $105
- Additional pages
- None for standard instruments (statewide flat-fee system, M.G.L. c.262 §34). Plans $105/sheet. Certified copies $1/page. Non-statutory marginal reference $1.
- Other fees
- No separately itemized rider fee; quoted fees include all statutory surcharges.
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) before you mail a check.
What Hampshire County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper; 3-inch top-right blank margin page 1; 1-inch margins elsewhere recommended; legible 10-12pt font — per statewide indexing/formatting standards (sec.state.ma.us).
- Cover sheet
- Required only if first page lacks the blank 3"x3" upper-right recording-information block; otherwise an official cover sheet must be attached.
- Submission & return
- Recorded original mailed back to submitter (SASE required by mail); e-recorded documents returned electronically.
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording hours 8:30am-3:30pm, typically same-day recording; mail-in turnaround not separately quantified.
Can you e-record in Hampshire County?
Hampshire 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 Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Prepare the document so it meets Hampshire 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 Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Commonwealth of Massachusetts).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hampshire 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.