New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Atlantic County, NJ
Atlantic County (population 274,534) records real-property documents through the Atlantic County Clerk's Office. 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.
Atlantic County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Atlantic County Clerk's Office
- Mailing address
- Atlantic County Clerk's Office, 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
- Phone
- 609-645-5828
- Checks payable to
- Atlantic County Clerk's Office
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Atlantic County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 (includes $10.00 abstract fee)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Realty Transfer Fee (RTF) additional, based on consideration; $20 penalty if cover sheet/synopsis missing
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Atlantic County Clerk's Office before you mail a check.
What Atlantic County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet/electronic synopsis required for land documents (additional $20 fee if omitted); standard NJ margin requirements (3in top margin first page for recording stamp, 1in other margins), white 8.5x11 paper
- Submission & return
- Mail return or e-recording electronic return
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording typically same-day
Can you e-record in Atlantic County?
Yes. Atlantic 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 Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Atlantic 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, CSC, or by mail to Atlantic County Clerk's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Atlantic County Clerk's Office.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Atlantic County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Atlantic County property are searchable at Atlantic County Board of Taxation / Atlantic County Property Assessment Search Hub (TaxDataHub). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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