New York · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yates County, NY
Yates County (population 24,770) records real-property documents through the Yates 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.
Yates County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yates County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Yates County Clerk, 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1107, Penn Yan, NY 14527
- Phone
- 315-536-5120 (recording); 315-536-5100 (general)
- Checks payable to
- Yates County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Yates County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 recording fee + $5.00 first page (cover page = first page)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Additional $10.00 fee on residential deed recordings (effective 3/11/2020, not applicable to commercial); mortgage tax $1.00 per $100 secured; transfer tax $4.00/thousand
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yates County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Yates County requires
- Page formatting
- Must be legible, of imaging quality, and conform to NY Real Property Law 309-a with proper acknowledgment
- Submission & return
- Stamped, self-addressed envelope required for return of documents by mail
Can you e-record in Yates County?
Yates 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 Yates County, New York
- Prepare the document so it meets Yates 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 Yates County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yates County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yates County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yates County property are searchable at Yates County Real Property Tax Services - property search portal (Beacon/SDG). 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.