New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hudson County, NJ
Hudson County (population 724,854) records real-property documents through the Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. 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.
Hudson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages
- Mailing address
- Hudson County Register, 257 Cornelison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302
- Phone
- (201) 395-4760
- Recording hours
- Cashier's window Mon–Fri 9:00–2:00; phone service Mon–Fri 8:00–3:45
- Website
- hudsoncountyregister.org
- Checks payable to
- Hudson County Register
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, ePN, Simplifile
Hudson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per page
- Other fees
- $5.00 Homelessness Trust Fund surcharge; $20.00 if no cover sheet; $6.00 per name over 5; $10.00 per marginal notation
- Transfer tax on deeds
- New Jersey Realty Transfer Fee, paid by the seller to the County Register at recording, based on the sale price
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages before you mail a check.
What Hudson County requires
- Cover sheet
- Required for paper submissions (N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5); $20.00 fee if omitted
- Submission & return
- E-recorded documents are returned electronically with the recording endorsement embedded
Checked against official Hudson County and New Jersey sources on October 6, 2026: hudsoncountyregister.org, nj.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Hudson County?
Yes. Hudson County accepts electronic recording through CSC, ePN, Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Hudson 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 CSC, ePN, Simplifile, or by mail to Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hudson County Register.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hudson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hudson County property are searchable at Hudson County Division of Tax Assessments / municipal tax assessors (e.g., Jersey City Tax Assessor); property search via NJACTB record search by municipality. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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