New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, NY
Montgomery County (population 49,534) records real-property documents through the Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montgomery County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Montgomery County Clerk, Montgomery County Office Building, PO Box 1500, 64 Broadway, Fonda, NY 12068-1500
- Phone
- (518) 853-8111
- Checks payable to
- Montgomery County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 base (includes county-generated cover sheet) = $50.00 one-page deed
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page; $0.50 per additional name over two
- Other fees
- TP-584 $5.00; RP-5217 $125 (residential/qualifying farm) or $250 (commercial); transfer tax $4.00/$1,000; mortgage tax 3/4 of 1%; copies $0.25/page (self) or $1/page (clerk-prepared)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montgomery County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 paper, 3-inch top margin/1-inch margins per NY Real Property Law 333
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Montgomery County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Montgomery County Real Property Tax Services (Owner Name / Address 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.