New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Genesee County, NY
Genesee County (population 58,383) records real-property documents through the Genesee 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.
Genesee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Genesee County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Genesee County Clerk, Old County Courthouse, 15 Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020
- Phone
- (585) 344-2550
- Checks payable to
- Genesee County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Genesee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50 first page (includes required computer-generated cover page)
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.50 per additional name over 2; $0.50 per cross-reference; $3.00 per additional assignment of mortgage
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Genesee County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Genesee County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY formatting per Deed Guidelines page: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, minimum 8-point font, 1-inch margins
- Submission & return
Can you e-record in Genesee County?
Genesee 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 Genesee County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Genesee 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 Genesee County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Genesee County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Genesee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Genesee County property are searchable at Genesee County Property Record Online System (PROS) - owner/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.