New Jersey · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Union County, NJ
Union County (population 575,345) records real-property documents through the Union County Clerk, Recording Office. 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.
Union County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Union County Clerk, Recording Office
- Mailing address
- Union County Clerk, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
- Phone
- (908) 527-4787
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; counter recording 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
- Website
- ucnj.org/county-clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC, Simplifile
Union County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 for the first page (includes tax abstract)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 Homeless Trust Fund surcharge per document; $20.00 if no cover sheet; certified copies $8.00 first page, $2.00 each additional
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Realty Transfer Fee paid by the seller to the County Clerk at recording: $2.00 to $6.05 per $500 of consideration, plus a 1% to 3.5% Graduated Percent Fee on sales over $1 million
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Union County Clerk, Recording Office before you mail a check.
What Union County requires
- Page formatting
- Legibly printed on paper no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches
- Cover sheet
- New Jersey recording cover sheet; a $20.00 fee applies if none is submitted
Checked against official Union County and New Jersey sources on October 6, 2026: ucnj.org, nj.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Union County?
Yes. Union County accepts electronic recording through CSC, Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Union County, New Jersey
- Prepare the document so it meets Union 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, Simplifile, or by mail to Union County Clerk, Recording Office.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Union County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Union County property are searchable at Union 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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