New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Putnam County, NY
Putnam County (population 97,680) records real-property documents through the Putnam 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.
Putnam County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Putnam County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Putnam County Clerk, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Room 100, Carmel, NY 10512
- Phone
- (845) 808-1142
- Checks payable to
- Putnam County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Putnam County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $41.00 recording fee (deed) plus $5.00 for the first/cover page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $0.50 each additional name (over 2); $0.50 each cross reference; $5.00 TP-584 Transfer Tax Affidavit; $125.00 RP-5217 (agricultural/residential) or $250.00 (all others)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Putnam County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Putnam 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 Putnam County?
Putnam 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 Putnam County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Putnam 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 Putnam County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Putnam County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Putnam County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Putnam County property are searchable at Putnam County Real Property Tax Service Agency - 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.