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Recording a Deed or Document in Middlesex County, NJ
Middlesex County (population 863,162) records real-property documents through the Middlesex County Clerk (Registry/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.
Middlesex County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Middlesex County Clerk (Registry/Recording Division)
- Mailing address
- Middlesex County Clerk, County Administration Building, 4th Floor, 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (mailing: PO Box 1110, New Brunswick, NJ 08903)
- Phone
- 732-745-3002 (County Clerk main line)
- Website
- middlesexcountynj.gov/government/departments/department-of-community-services/office-of-county-clerk
- Checks payable to
- Middlesex County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Middlesex County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $45.00 first page (plus $6 name fee if applicable); Assignment: $30.00 first page; Release: $35.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $20.00 fee if cover sheet/electronic synopsis omitted (effective May 1, 2017); $3.00 surcharge on recordings/re-recordings of deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Middlesex County Clerk (Registry/Recording Division) before you mail a check.
What Middlesex County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NJ recording formatting (margin for recording stamp, legible ink, 8.5x11/legal paper)
- Submission & return
- Mailed return of recorded original; electronic return for e-recorded documents via Sunrise/NJCountyRecording portal
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording available 24/7 submission with typically next business day processing; mail processed in order received
Can you e-record in Middlesex County?
Yes. Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Middlesex 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 Middlesex County Clerk (Registry/Recording Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Middlesex County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Middlesex County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Middlesex County property are searchable at Middlesex County Board of Taxation oversight / 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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