New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Greene County, NY
Greene County (population 47,926) records real-property documents through the Greene 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.
Greene County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greene County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Greene County Clerk, 411 Main Street, Suite 202, Catskill, NY 12414
- Phone
- 518-719-3255
- Checks payable to
- Greene County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Greene County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40 base fee (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
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greene County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Greene County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY formatting: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, minimum 8-point font, 1-inch margins
- Submission & return
- Mail; email clerk@greenecountyny.gov
Can you e-record in Greene County?
Greene 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 Greene County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Greene 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 Greene County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greene County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greene County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greene County property are searchable at Greene County Property Record Online System (PROS) - owner/parcel search (replaced Image Mate Online Nov 2025). 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.