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Recording a Deed or Document in Mercer County, NJ
Mercer County (population 387,340) records real-property documents through the Mercer County Clerk (Land Records / Recording 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.
Mercer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mercer County Clerk (Land Records / Recording Division)
- Mailing address
- Mercer County Clerk, 209 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 (mailing: PO Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650-0068)
- Phone
- 609-989-6466 or 609-278-2711 (Recording Department)
- Checks payable to
- Mercer County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Mercer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Regular/New Construction Deed: $43.00 first page; Senior Citizen/Low & Moderate Housing Deed: $40.00 first page; Rights of Way/Easements/POA/Mortgages: $33.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page for all instrument types
- Other fees
- $20.00 fee if cover sheet/electronic synopsis omitted (effective May 1, 2017); $3.00 Homelessness Trust Fund surcharge per document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mercer County Clerk (Land Records / Recording Division) before you mail a check.
What Mercer County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NJ recording formatting requirements (margin space for recording stamp, legible black ink, 8.5x11/legal paper)
- Submission & return
- Mailed return of recorded original; electronic return for e-recorded documents
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording typically same/next business day
Can you e-record in Mercer County?
Yes. Mercer 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 Mercer County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Mercer 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 Mercer County Clerk (Land Records / Recording Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mercer County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mercer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mercer County property are searchable at Mercer County Property Information Portal (assessment/tax records) / municipal tax assessors. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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