New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Seneca County, NY
Seneca County (population 33,824) records real-property documents through the Seneca 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.
Seneca County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Seneca County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Seneca County Clerk, 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165
- Phone
- (315) 539-1770 / (315) 539-1771
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Seneca County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $3.00 cover page + $25.00 record and index (effectively ~$28 base)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- TP-584 gains tax filing $5.00; deed notification fee $10.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Seneca County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Seneca County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be legible for scanning; black ink required, yellow highlighter for markups
- Cover sheet
- Cover page required (counts as first page); black ink and yellow highlighter required for scanning legibility
Can you e-record in Seneca County?
Seneca 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 Seneca County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Seneca 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 Seneca County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Seneca County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Seneca County property are searchable at Seneca County Real Property Tax Service - Image Mate Online. 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.