New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chautauqua County, NY
Chautauqua County (population 127,650) records real-property documents through the Chautauqua 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.
Chautauqua County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chautauqua County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Chautauqua County Clerk, 1 North Erie Street, P.O. Box 170, Mayville, NY 14757
- Phone
- (716) 753-4165 (Land Recording)
- Checks payable to
- Chautauqua County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chautauqua County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45 base statutory recording fee (first page; standard NY fee schedule) - exact county PDF line item for first page not independently confirmed
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page; Cultural Education Tax $14.25 (deeds); Records Management Fee $5.75; Affidavit attached $5.00 each
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (all other)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chautauqua County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Chautauqua County requires
- Page formatting
- Grantor(s) original notarized signature required; standard NY statutory formatting expected (8.5x14 max, 1-inch margins, min. 10-point font) though not independently confirmed on county page
- Cover sheet
- Clerk-generated cover page for each recorded document (per official Clerk's office statement); no separate submitter cover sheet required for paper filings
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail (SASE recommended, not independently confirmed)
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published; office hours M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Can you e-record in Chautauqua County?
Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chautauqua County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chautauqua County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chautauqua County property are searchable at Chautauqua County Real Property Tax Lookup. 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.