New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Allegany County, NY
Allegany County (population 46,458) records real-property documents through the Allegany County Clerk. 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.
Allegany County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Allegany County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Allegany County Clerk, P.O. Box 242, 7 Court Street, Room 18, Belmont, NY 14813
- Phone
- (585) 268-9270
- Checks payable to
- Allegany County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Allegany County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 base deed fee + $20 clerk-generated cover page fee (effectively ~$45 for the recording package, first page)
- Additional pages
- $3 per additional page; $10 deed notice fee added for residential deed recordings
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (all other)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Allegany County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Allegany County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY statutory formatting: 8.5x14 max page size, 1-inch margins, min. 10-point font, white paper/black ink, grantor original signature notarized
- Cover sheet
- Clerk-generated cover page (fee included); no separate submitter cover sheet required for paper filings
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail (SASE recommended); e-recorded documents returned electronically via vendor portal
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published; e-recording generally same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Allegany County?
Allegany County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Allegany County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Allegany 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 by mail to Allegany County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Allegany County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Allegany County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Allegany County property are searchable at Allegany County Real Property Tax Services (Beacon/Schneider Corp parcel search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in New York
New York requires both buyer and seller to sign and acknowledge a recorded contract memorandum (RPL §294). See the states we file in.