New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Broome County, NY
Broome County (population 198,675) records real-property documents through the Broome 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.
Broome County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Broome County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Broome County Clerk, Broome County Office Building, 3rd Floor, 60 Hawley Street, PO Box 2062, Binghamton, NY 13902
- Phone
- (607) 778-2451
- Website
- broomecountyny.gov/clerk
- Checks payable to
- Broome County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Broome County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45 (first page)
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page (a standard 2-page deed costs $55)
- Other fees
- TP-584 transfer tax return filing fee $10 (original + copy); RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (all other)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Broome County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Broome County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY statutory formatting: 8.5x14 max page size, 1-inch margins, min. 10-point font, white paper/black ink
- 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) or available via e-recording vendor return
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published; recording hours 9:00am-4:45pm M-F; e-recorded documents generally processed same day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Broome County?
Broome 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 Broome County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Broome 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 Broome County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Broome County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Broome County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Broome County property are searchable at Broome County Real Property Tax Service Agency - Image Mate Online. 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.