New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Essex County, NY
Essex County (population 37,379) records real-property documents through the Essex 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.
Essex County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Essex County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Essex County Clerk, 7559 Court Street, PO Box 247, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
- Phone
- (518) 873-3600
- Checks payable to
- Essex County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Essex County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 (including required computer-generated cover page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- TP-584 $5; RP-5217 $125 (agricultural/residential) or $250 (all other); $0.50 per additional name (beyond first two); $0.50 per cross reference
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Essex County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Essex County?
Essex 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 Essex County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Essex 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 Essex County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Essex County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Essex County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Essex County property are searchable at Essex County Real Property Tax Services - Image Mate Online / PROS. 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.