New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Livingston County, NY
Livingston County (population 61,813) records real-property documents through the Livingston 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.
Livingston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Livingston County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Livingston County Government Center, 6 Court Street, Geneseo, NY 14454
- Phone
- (585) 243-7010 (fax 585-243-7928)
- Checks payable to
- Livingston County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Livingston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (deed, one page, includes cover page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- TP-584 Transfer Tax Affidavit $5.00; RP-5217 $125/$250; transfer tax $4.00 per $1,000
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Livingston County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Livingston County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 paper, 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins, black ink, per NY Real Property Law 333; see county 'Deed Guidelines-2023'
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail
Can you e-record in Livingston County?
Livingston 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 Livingston County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Livingston 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 Livingston County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Livingston County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Livingston County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Livingston County property are searchable at Livingston County Real Property Tax Services (Assessment Rolls / 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.