New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Niagara County, NY
Niagara County (population 212,671) records real-property documents through the Niagara 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.
Niagara County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Niagara County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Niagara County Clerk, 175 Hawley Street, 1st Floor, Lockport, NY 14094 (14095-0461 also cited)
- Phone
- (716) 439-7022
- Checks payable to
- Niagara County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Niagara County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $36.00 (deed, one page/one side, includes cover page)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional printed page or portion thereof
- Other fees
- Transfer tax $4.00 per $1,000; TP-584 $5.00 (seller responsible); RP-5217 $125.00 or $250.00 depending on classification
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Niagara County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Niagara County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 paper, 3-inch top margin/1-inch margins per NY Real Property Law 333; recording hours 9:30am-4:30pm (office hours 9:00am-5:00pm)
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail
Can you e-record in Niagara County?
Niagara 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 Niagara County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Niagara 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 Niagara County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Niagara County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Niagara County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Niagara County property are searchable at Niagara County Real Property Tax Services - PROS Assessment 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.