New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Schoharie County, NY
Schoharie County (population 29,715) records real-property documents through the Schoharie 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.
Schoharie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Schoharie County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Schoharie County Clerk, P.O. Box 549, Schoharie, NY 12157 (physical: County Office Building, 1st floor, 284 Main Street, Schoharie, NY 12157)
- Phone
- (518) 295-8316
- Checks payable to
- Schoharie County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Schoharie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 recording fee + $5.00 per page + $5.00 cover page (cover page generated by county)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- RP-5217 filing fee (residential/farm $125, commercial/vacant $250); TP-584 $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Schoharie County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Schoharie County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard NY margin/font/cover-page requirements
- Submission & return
- Recorded document returned by mail or via e-recording vendor confirmation
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording deadline 4:30 PM each business day; e-recorded documents processed same day
Can you e-record in Schoharie County?
Schoharie 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 Schoharie County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Schoharie 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 Schoharie County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Schoharie County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Schoharie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Schoharie County property are searchable at Schoharie County Real Property Tax Services Agency / VHB County Parcel Viewer. 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.