New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Chenango County, NY
Chenango County (population 47,229) records real-property documents through the Chenango 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.
Chenango County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chenango County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Chenango County Clerk, 5 Court Street, Norwich, NY 13815
- Phone
- (607) 337-1450
- Checks payable to
- Chenango County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chenango County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40-$45 base/cover-page fee
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page/side
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/agricultural) or $250 (all other); TP-584 $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chenango County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Chenango County requires
- Submission & return
- E-recorded documents returned electronically to submitter without paper
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents processed first-come-first-served
Can you e-record in Chenango County?
Chenango 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 Chenango County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Chenango 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 Chenango County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chenango County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chenango County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chenango County property are searchable at Chenango County Real Property Tax Services (parcel data hosted via Schneider Geospatial subscription portal). 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.