New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Onondaga County, NY
Onondaga County (population 476,513) records real-property documents through the Onondaga 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.
Onondaga County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Onondaga County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Onondaga County Clerk, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 401 Montgomery Street, Room 200, Syracuse, NY 13202
- Phone
- (315) 435-2226
- Website
- onondaga.gov/clerk
- Checks payable to
- Onondaga County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Onondaga County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.50 recording fee (deed)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $0.50 per additional surname/cross-reference; additional $10.00 fee on residential deed recordings (effective 3/11/2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Onondaga County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Onondaga County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording return via Simplifile
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to 1-2 business days for e-recording
Can you e-record in Onondaga County?
Onondaga 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 Onondaga County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Onondaga 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 Onondaga County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Onondaga County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Onondaga County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Onondaga County property are searchable at Onondaga County Office of Real Property Tax Services (Real Property Tax Search / go2gov). 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.