New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cattaraugus County, NY
Cattaraugus County (population 77,042) records real-property documents through the Cattaraugus 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.
Cattaraugus County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cattaraugus County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office, 303 Court Street, Little Valley, NY 14755
- Phone
- (716) 938-9111
- Website
- cattco.gov/clerks-office
- Checks payable to
- Cattaraugus County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cattaraugus County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.25 (first page, includes clerk cover page)
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page; TP-584 recording $5.00
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (all other); $10 grantor notification fee required on all deed recordings (effective Jan 2026)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cattaraugus County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Cattaraugus 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; as of June 1, 2023 a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) of adequate size/postage is required or documents will not be returned
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published
Can you e-record in Cattaraugus County?
Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cattaraugus County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cattaraugus County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cattaraugus County property are searchable at Cattaraugus County Real Property Tax Services - Parcel Viewer / Image Mate. 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.