New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Otsego County, NY
Otsego County (population 58,510) records real-property documents through the Otsego 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.
Otsego County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Otsego County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Otsego County Clerk, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
- Phone
- 607-547-4276
- Checks payable to
- Otsego County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Otsego County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 recording fee
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $5.00 cover page (county-generated); $0.50 each additional name (over 2); $0.50 each cross reference
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Otsego County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Otsego County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording return via Simplifile
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to 1-2 business days via e-recording
Can you e-record in Otsego County?
Otsego 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 Otsego County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Otsego 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 Otsego County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Otsego County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Otsego County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Otsego County property are searchable at Otsego County Real Property Tax Services - Beacon (Schneider Geospatial) property 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.