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Recording a Deed or Document in Oneida County, NY
Oneida County (population 232,123) records real-property documents through the Oneida County Clerk (Land/Deed Recording). 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.
Oneida County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oneida County Clerk (Land/Deed Recording)
- Mailing address
- Oneida County Clerk, 800 Park Avenue, Utica, NY 13501
- Phone
- (315) 798-5776
- Checks payable to
- Oneida County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Oneida County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 recording fee (first page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $20.00 cover page fee added to all recorded documents; $0.50 per additional cross-reference/name
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oneida County Clerk (Land/Deed Recording) before you mail a check.
What Oneida County requires
- Cover sheet
- Yes - county-generated cover page required (fee included); document must be legible for optical imaging, black ink on white paper, no white-out/redaction, original notarized signatures, grantor/grantee names and addresses required
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or e-recording return via submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for e-recording; mail submissions take longer
Can you e-record in Oneida County?
Oneida 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 Oneida County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Oneida 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 Oneida County Clerk (Land/Deed Recording).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oneida County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oneida County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oneida County property are searchable at Oneida County Real Property Tax Services / ImageMate Online (Digital Towpath Assessment Information). 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.