New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Camden County, NJ
Camden County (population 523,485) records real-property documents through the Camden County Clerk (Registry Division). 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.
Camden County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Camden County Clerk (Registry Division)
- Mailing address
- Camden County Clerk's Office, 101 Federal Street (or Camden County Courthouse), Camden, NJ 08103
- Phone
- 856-225-5300
- Checks payable to
- Camden County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Camden County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 (deed first page); minimum fees for some documents range $45-$55
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 Homeless Trust Fund fee; $20.00 penalty if cover sheet missing; Realty Transfer Fee additional
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Camden County Clerk (Registry Division) before you mail a check.
What Camden County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet/electronic synopsis required for recording (additional $20 fee if omitted); standard NJ margins/paper (3in top margin, 1in others, 8.5x11 white paper)
- Submission & return
- Mail return or e-recording electronic return
Can you e-record in Camden County?
Yes. Camden 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 Camden County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Camden 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 Camden County Clerk (Registry Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Camden County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Camden County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Camden County property are searchable at Camden County Property Assessment Search Hub (TaxDataHub) / Camden County Board of Taxation. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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