New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Queens County, NY
Queens County (population 2,405,427) records real-property documents through the Office of the City Register, NYC Department of Finance - Queens County Business Center. 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.
Queens County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Office of the City Register, NYC Department of Finance - Queens County Business Center
- Mailing address
- City Register, Queens County Business Center, 144-06 94th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435
- Phone
- (718) 658-4600
- Checks payable to
- NYC Department of Finance
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Queens County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $32.00 recording fee + $5.00 cover page (min. 2-page doc = $42.00); $49.00 + $10.00 cover page if text below 8-pt font (min. $64.00)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page ($10.00 if under 8-pt font); $2.00 per additional block; $3.00 per additional lot
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (commercial/vacant); TP-584 filing fee $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Office of the City Register, NYC Department of Finance - Queens County Business Center before you mail a check.
What Queens County requires
- Page formatting
- Must meet ACRIS document standards; 8-point minimum font size (smaller font incurs higher fee); standard cover page auto-generated by ACRIS
- Submission & return
- Recorded document image and confirmation available via ACRIS online; original returned if submitted in person/mail
- Hours & turnaround
- Instant confirmation for e-recorded (ACRIS) documents; in-person/mail recording processed same day to a few days
Can you e-record in Queens County?
Queens 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 Queens County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Queens 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 Office of the City Register, NYC Department of Finance - Queens County Business Center.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to NYC Department of Finance.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Queens County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Queens County property are searchable at NYC Department of Finance - Property Tax Bills / ACRIS (Office of the City Register). 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.