New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rockland County, NY
Rockland County (population 338,332) records real-property documents through the Rockland 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.
Rockland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rockland County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Rockland County Clerk, 1 South Main Street, Suite 100, New City, NY 10956-3549
- Phone
- (845) 638-5070
- Checks payable to
- Rockland County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rockland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $0.50 per cross-reference
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee (residential/farm $125, commercial/vacant $250); TP-584 $5; cover pages counted as additional pages for fee purposes
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rockland County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Rockland County requires
- Page formatting
- Cover page must not include SSN or date of birth; standard NY margin/font formatting expected
- Submission & return
- Recorded document mailed back (include SASE) or returned electronically via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day for e-recorded documents; several business days for mail submissions
Can you e-record in Rockland County?
Rockland 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 Rockland County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Rockland 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 Rockland County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rockland County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rockland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rockland County property are searchable at Rockland County GIS / Real Property parcel search (Mapping and GIS Division). 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.