New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chemung County, NY
Chemung County (population 84,148) records real-property documents through the Chemung 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.
Chemung County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chemung County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Chemung County Clerk, P.O. Box 588, Elmira, NY 14902-0588 (physical office: 210 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901)
- Phone
- (607) 737-2920
- Checks payable to
- Chemung County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chemung County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45 (first page, statutory recording fee)
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page or portion of a page; $0.50 per cross-reference
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (all other)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chemung County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Chemung County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY statutory formatting: 8.5x14 max page size, 1-inch margins, min. 10-point font, white paper/black ink; 'record and return to' address required on document
- 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; e-recorded documents returned electronically via vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published
Can you e-record in Chemung County?
Chemung 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 Chemung County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Chemung 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 Chemung County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chemung County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chemung County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chemung County property are searchable at Chemung 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.