New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richmond County, NY
Richmond County (population 496,252) records real-property documents through the Richmond County Clerk (Office of the Richmond County Clerk) - Staten Island's own recording office (not part of NYC ACRIS/City Register). 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.
Richmond County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richmond County Clerk (Office of the Richmond County Clerk) - Staten Island's own recording office (not part of NYC ACRIS/City Register)
- Mailing address
- Richmond County Clerk, 130 Stuyvesant Place, 2nd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10301
- Phone
- (718) 675-7700
- Website
- richmondcountyclerk.com
- Checks payable to
- Richmond County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Richmond County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 general recording fee + $20.00 surcharge + $2.00 per page (including cover page)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page; $2.00 per additional block; $3.00 per additional lot; $10.00 per additional mortgage satisfied
- Other fees
- RP-5217 $125 (residential) / $250 (non-residential); TP-584 filing fee $5; affidavit of exemption from mortgage tax $8
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richmond County Clerk (Office of the Richmond County Clerk) - Staten Island's own recording office (not part of NYC ACRIS/City Register) before you mail a check.
What Richmond County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY document formatting; Real Property Transfer Tax return still requires paper filing for Staten Island in addition to any ACRIS RPTT electronic filing
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail or in-person pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same day to several business days for in-person/mail recording
Can you e-record in Richmond County?
Richmond 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 Richmond County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Richmond 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 Richmond County Clerk (Office of the Richmond County Clerk) - Staten Island's own recording office (not part of NYC ACRIS/City Register).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Richmond County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richmond County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richmond County property are searchable at NYC Department of Finance Property Tax / Assessment (Staten Island parcels use NYC DOF property tax portal, not a separate county assessor). 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.