New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cape May County, NJ
Cape May County (population 95,263) records real-property documents through the Cape May 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.
Cape May County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cape May County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Cape May County Clerk's Office, PO Box 5000, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210-5000 (physical office: 7 N. Main Street, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210)
- Phone
- 609-465-1000 (main); coclerk@co.cape-may.nj.us
- Checks payable to
- Cape May County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Cape May County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 Homelessness Trust Fund fee per instrument; $20.00 penalty if cover sheet/electronic synopsis missing; Realty Transfer Fee additional
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cape May County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Cape May County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet or electronic synopsis required with all land documents; standard NJ margins (3in top, 1in others), 8.5x11 white paper
- Submission & return
- Mail return or e-recording electronic return
Can you e-record in Cape May County?
Yes. Cape May 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 Cape May County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Cape May 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 Cape May County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cape May County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cape May County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cape May County property are searchable at Cape May County Property Tax Lookup (links to each of 16 municipal tax assessment search tools). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in New Jersey
New Jersey isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.