New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sussex County, NJ
Sussex County (population 144,221) records real-property documents through the Sussex County Clerk – Records Room. 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.
Sussex County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sussex County Clerk – Records Room
- Mailing address
- Sussex County Clerk, 83 Spring Street (County Administrative Center), Newton, NJ 07860
- Phone
- 973-579-0900
- Checks payable to
- Jeff Parrott, County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Sussex County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $40.00 first page (includes required tax abstract fee)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Cover sheet required; marginal notations required to avoid rejection
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sussex County Clerk – Records Room before you mail a check.
What Sussex County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white paper, black legible print, statewide NJ margin/legibility standards apply
- Submission & return
- Recorded original mailed to Record & Return address on document
- Hours & turnaround
- Records room open weekdays 8am-4pm, extended hours first Monday of month 8am-6pm
Can you e-record in Sussex County?
Yes. Sussex 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 Sussex County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Sussex 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 Sussex County Clerk – Records Room.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jeff Parrott, County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sussex County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sussex County property are searchable at Sussex County Board of Taxation – Assessment Records Search (MOD-IV). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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