New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oswego County, NY
Oswego County (population 117,530) records real-property documents through the Oswego 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.
Oswego County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oswego County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Oswego County Clerk (Michael C. Backus), 46 East Bridge Street, Oswego, NY 13126
- Phone
- (315) 349-8621
- Checks payable to
- Oswego County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Oswego County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 recording & endorsement fee
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page (including cover page)
- Other fees
- $0.50 additional name/cross reference; $20.00 Local Government fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oswego County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Oswego County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording return
Can you e-record in Oswego County?
Oswego 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 Oswego County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Oswego 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 Oswego County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oswego County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oswego County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oswego County property are searchable at Oswego County Real Property Tax Services - Image Mate Online. 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.