New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Orleans County, NY
Orleans County (population 40,412) records real-property documents through the Orleans 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.
Orleans County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Orleans County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Orleans County Clerk, 3 South Main Street, Suite 1, Courthouse Square, Albion, NY 14411
- Phone
- 585-589-5334
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30 (Labor Day–Memorial Day); last recording 30 minutes before closing
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Orleans County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 per deed (covers the county cover page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- TP-584 transfer tax affidavit $5.00; RP-5217 filing $125.00 (residential/farm) or $250.00 (other); conveyance letter $10.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- NYS transfer tax $4.00 per $1,000 of consideration, paid to the County Clerk at recording with Form TP-584
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Orleans County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Orleans County requires
- Page formatting
- Original signatures with NYS acknowledgment; must be legible and able to be scanned; RP-5217 printed on 8.5 x 14 paper with 2D barcode
- Cover sheet
- County-generated cover page, included in the $45.00 fee; deeds also need Forms TP-584 and RP-5217
- Submission & return
- Mailed back in the self-addressed stamped envelope you enclose (sized and stamped for the document)
Checked against official Orleans County and New York sources on October 6, 2026: orleanscountyny.gov, cms9files.revize.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Orleans County?
Orleans 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 Orleans County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Orleans 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 Orleans County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Orleans County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Orleans County property are searchable at Orleans County Real Property Tax Services (Beacon/SDG public access portal). 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.