New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bergen County, NJ
Bergen County (population 955,732) records real-property documents through the Bergen County Clerk. 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.
Bergen County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bergen County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Bergen County Clerk's Office, One Bergen County Plaza, Room 130, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- 201-336-7000
- Checks payable to
- Bergen County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Bergen County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 (deed)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $3.00 per-document surcharge; $20 penalty if cover sheet missing; Realty Transfer Fee based on consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bergen County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Bergen County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet/electronic synopsis required for land documents; standard NJ recording margins (3in top margin on first page, 1in other margins), 8.5x11 white paper
- Submission & return
- Mail return or e-recording electronic return
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording typically same-day/minutes per Simplifile
Can you e-record in Bergen County?
Yes. Bergen 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 Bergen County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Bergen 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 Bergen County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Bergen County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bergen County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bergen County property are searchable at Bergen County Board of Taxation Property Assessment Records Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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