New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tompkins County, NY
Tompkins County (population 105,735) records real-property documents through the Tompkins 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.
Tompkins County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tompkins County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Tompkins County Clerk, 320 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607) 274-5431
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Tompkins County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tompkins County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Tompkins County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required if recording is not being returned to an in-office box
Can you e-record in Tompkins County?
Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Tompkins 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Tompkins County property are searchable at Tompkins County Department of Assessment - Beacon (public site; ImageMate Advanced restricted to professionals). 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.