New Haven County, Connecticut - Recorder Information

Register of Deeds

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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 Formatting 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.