New Haven County Recorder

Official office locations, recording fees, and document requirements

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Recorder Offices

Ansonia Town & City Clerk
City Hall - 253 Main St, Ansonia, Connecticut 06401
Mon-Wed 8:30 to 4:30; Thu 8:30 to 5:00; Fri 8:30 to 1:00
(203) 736-5980
Beacon Falls Town Clerk
Town Hall - 10 Maple St, Beacon Falls, Connecticut 06403
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 729-8254
Bethany Town Clerk
Town Hall - 40 Peck Rd, Bethany, Connecticut 06524-3338
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30; Mon eve 6:30 to 7:30
(203) 393-2100 Ext 104, 105, 106
Branford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1019 Main St, Branford , Connecticut 06405
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30 / Recording 9:00 to 4:00
(203) 315-0678
Cheshire Town Clerk
Town Hall - 84 South Main St, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 271-6601
Derby Town/City Clerk
City Hall - 1 Elizabeth St, Derby, Connecticut 06418
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00
(203) 736-1462
East Haven Town Clerk
Town Hall - 250 Main St, East Haven, Connecticut 06512
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 468–3201, 3202
Guilford Town Clerk
31 Park St, Guilford, Connecticut 06437
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 453-8001
Hamden Town Clerk
Government Center - 2750 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, Connecticut 06518
Mon-Fri 8:45 to 4:15
(203) 287-7028
Madison Town Clerk
8 Campus Dr, Madison, Connecticut 06443
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 245-5672
Meriden City Clerk
City Hall - 142 East Main St, Meriden, Connecticut 06450
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5:00
(203) 630-4030
Middlebury Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1212 Whittemore Rd, Middlebury, Connecticut 06762
Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00
(203) 758-2557
Milford City Clerk
70 W River St, Milford, Connecticut 06460
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:30
(203) 783-3210
Naugatuck Town Clerk
229 Church St, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00 / Recording until 3:30
(203) 720-7055
New Haven City/Town Clerk
200 Orange St, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:00
(203) 946-8346
North Branford Town Clerk
909 Foxon Rd, North Branford , Connecticut 06471
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 484-6015
North Haven Town Clerk
Memorial Town Hall - 18 Church St, North Haven, Connecticut 06473
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 239-5321 Ext 630
Orange Town Clerk
Town Hall - 617 Orange Center Rd, Orange, Connecticut 06477
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 891-4717, 4728, 4729, 4730
Oxford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 486 Oxford Rd, Oxford, Connecticut 06478
Mon 9:00 to 7:00; Tue-Thu 9:00 to 5:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00
(203) 888-2543 Ext 3024, 3025, 3026
Prospect Town Clerk
Town Hall - 36 Center St, Prospect, Connecticut 06712
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 758-4461
Seymour Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1 First St, Seymour, Connecticut 06483
Mon-Thu 8:00 to 4:30; Fri 8:00 to 12:00
(203) 888-0519
Southbury Town Clerk
501 Main St South, Rm 202, Southbury, Connecticut 06488
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 262-0657
Wallingford Town Clerk
45 S Main St, Rm #108, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:45
(203) 294-2145
Waterbury Town Clerk
235 Grand St, 1st Floor, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 574-6806
West Haven City Clerk
City Hall - 355 Main St, 1st Floor, West Haven, Connecticut 06516
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00
(203) 937-3535
Wolcott Town Clerk
Town Hall - 10 Kenea Ave, Wolcott, Connecticut 06716
Mon-Wed 8:00 to 4:30; Thu 8:00 to 5:30; Fri 8:00 to 12:00 / Recording until 30 mins to closing
(203) 879-8100
Woodbridge Town Clerk
11 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00 / Recording until 3:30
(203) 389-3422

About the New Haven County Recorder's Office

The town clerks are responsible for recording and maintaining records for real property situated within each town's or city's jurisdiction. All documents must be filed at the local level.

Recording Fees

If there is a transfer fee:
$60.00/first page; each additional page $5.00
When recording a document with conveyance consideration, an additional $2.00 fee is charged to cover administrative costs for filing the forms

If there is no transfer fee:
$60.00/first page; each additional page $5.00

A State of Connecticut conveyance form must accompany the recording. The state conveyance tax is .0075 x consideration paid.

Check with the town clerk to verify accepted payment methods as well as local taxes and fees. The usual rate is .0025 x consideration, but the following towns may have higher rates: Hamden, Meriden, New Haven, and Waterbury.

Document Requirements

A conveyance of land should be in writing and subscribed by the grantor.

Submit documents on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper with clean 3/4-inch margins. Use black ink with a font size of at least 10 point.

Beneath the signatures of those acknowledging, witnessing, and executing the document, corresponding signatures should be legibly printed or typed.

At the top of the first page, provide a return name and address.

The current mailing address of the grantee should be provided.

A Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return must accompany a document when it is submitted for recording. If there is no price stated in the deed, a Town Conveyance Tax Form stating the price is to accompany the document.

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Recorder Offices

Ansonia Town & City Clerk
City Hall - 253 Main St, Ansonia, Connecticut 06401
Mon-Wed 8:30 to 4:30; Thu 8:30 to 5:00; Fri 8:30 to 1:00
(203) 736-5980
Beacon Falls Town Clerk
Town Hall - 10 Maple St, Beacon Falls, Connecticut 06403
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 729-8254
Bethany Town Clerk
Town Hall - 40 Peck Rd, Bethany, Connecticut 06524-3338
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30; Mon eve 6:30 to 7:30
(203) 393-2100 Ext 104, 105, 106
Branford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1019 Main St, Branford , Connecticut 06405
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30 / Recording 9:00 to 4:00
(203) 315-0678
Cheshire Town Clerk
Town Hall - 84 South Main St, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 271-6601
Derby Town/City Clerk
City Hall - 1 Elizabeth St, Derby, Connecticut 06418
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00
(203) 736-1462
East Haven Town Clerk
Town Hall - 250 Main St, East Haven, Connecticut 06512
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 468–3201, 3202
Guilford Town Clerk
31 Park St, Guilford, Connecticut 06437
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 453-8001
Hamden Town Clerk
Government Center - 2750 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, Connecticut 06518
Mon-Fri 8:45 to 4:15
(203) 287-7028
Madison Town Clerk
8 Campus Dr, Madison, Connecticut 06443
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 245-5672
Meriden City Clerk
City Hall - 142 East Main St, Meriden, Connecticut 06450
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5:00
(203) 630-4030
Middlebury Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1212 Whittemore Rd, Middlebury, Connecticut 06762
Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00
(203) 758-2557
Milford City Clerk
70 W River St, Milford, Connecticut 06460
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:30
(203) 783-3210
Naugatuck Town Clerk
229 Church St, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00 / Recording until 3:30
(203) 720-7055
New Haven City/Town Clerk
200 Orange St, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:00
(203) 946-8346
North Branford Town Clerk
909 Foxon Rd, North Branford , Connecticut 06471
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 484-6015
North Haven Town Clerk
Memorial Town Hall - 18 Church St, North Haven, Connecticut 06473
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 239-5321 Ext 630
Orange Town Clerk
Town Hall - 617 Orange Center Rd, Orange, Connecticut 06477
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 891-4717, 4728, 4729, 4730
Oxford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 486 Oxford Rd, Oxford, Connecticut 06478
Mon 9:00 to 7:00; Tue-Thu 9:00 to 5:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00
(203) 888-2543 Ext 3024, 3025, 3026
Prospect Town Clerk
Town Hall - 36 Center St, Prospect, Connecticut 06712
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00
(203) 758-4461
Seymour Town Clerk
Town Hall - 1 First St, Seymour, Connecticut 06483
Mon-Thu 8:00 to 4:30; Fri 8:00 to 12:00
(203) 888-0519
Southbury Town Clerk
501 Main St South, Rm 202, Southbury, Connecticut 06488
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 262-0657
Wallingford Town Clerk
45 S Main St, Rm #108, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00 / Recording until 4:45
(203) 294-2145
Waterbury Town Clerk
235 Grand St, 1st Floor, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
(203) 574-6806
West Haven City Clerk
City Hall - 355 Main St, 1st Floor, West Haven, Connecticut 06516
Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00
(203) 937-3535
Wolcott Town Clerk
Town Hall - 10 Kenea Ave, Wolcott, Connecticut 06716
Mon-Wed 8:00 to 4:30; Thu 8:00 to 5:30; Fri 8:00 to 12:00 / Recording until 30 mins to closing
(203) 879-8100
Woodbridge Town Clerk
11 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525
Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:00 / Recording until 3:30
(203) 389-3422

Available Forms

Quitclaim Deed Gift Deed Warranty Deed Special Warranty Deed Grant Deed Correction Deed Easement Deed Termination of Easement / Right of Way / Access to and From Executor Deed Administrator Deed Trustee Deed Disclaimer of Interest Notice of Lis Pendens Release of Lis Pendens Mortgage Deed Form Release of Mortgage Assignment of Mortgage Memorandum of Agreement Full Release of Memorandum of Agreement

Additional Documents

OP-236 Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return Form Connecticut Document OP-236 Instructions Connecticut Document OP-236 Schedule A Form Connecticut Document OP-236 Schedule B Form Connecticut Document Controlling Interest Transfer Taxes -Form AU-330 with Instructions Connecticut Document Form AU-331 Connecticut Controlling Interest Transfer Tax - Informational Return Connecticut Document AU-263 Real Estate Conveyance Tax Allocation Worksheet Connecticut Document

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