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Recording a Deed or Document in Dutchess County, NY
Dutchess County (population 297,018) records real-property documents through the Dutchess 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.
Dutchess County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dutchess County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Dutchess County Clerk, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Phone
- (845) 486-2120 (toll-free outside 845: 866-694-4700)
- Checks payable to
- Dutchess County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dutchess County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 (statutory $20 recording fee historically cited; current combined base fee $45 per official fee schedule) plus $5 per page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- RP-5217 $125 (boxes 7a/7b/7e) or $250 (all other boxes); $10 Residential Deed Notification fee (effective 3/11/2020); $0.50 per additional name/cross reference
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dutchess County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Dutchess County?
Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Dutchess County's formatting rules: 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 Dutchess County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dutchess County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dutchess County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dutchess County property are searchable at Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency - ParcelAccess GIS. 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.