Middlesex North District Recording Information, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Middlesex North Registry of Deeds

370 Jackson St., Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mon.- Fri.

Recording cutoff: Recording hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Mon.- Fri.

(978) 322-9000

Verified September 2026 against the office's own page.

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About the Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds

Land records in Middlesex North District are recorded by the Registry of Deeds. The office is held by Karen M. Cassella.

All documents and plans from 1629 to the present are available online. Homeowners may request a free copy of their deed by email or phone. The registry will not provide paper copies of documents or plans at the office; there is no dedicated research room.

This registry records land documents for property in Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford, Wilmington.

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (home page) · Contact – Middlesex North Registry of Deeds · Copies of Documents – Middlesex North Registry of Deeds

Recording Fees

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Deeds and other conveyances	$155.00 flat (Includes the $50 community preservation surcharge (G.L. c. 44B §8))
Mortgages and deeds of trust	$205.00 flat (per mortgage)
Releases and satisfactions	$105.00 flat (discharge, release or partial release)
Other standard documents	$105.00 flat (all other documents)

Other charges

Copies, per page	$1.00

Schedule fees include all applicable surcharges. Declaration of Homestead $35; Declaration of Trust $255; Mortgage Foreclosure Deed & Affidavit $155; Municipal Lien Certificate $80; UCC Documents (up to 2 debtors) $75; Federal Tax Liens (and related documents) $5; Plans (per sheet) $105. Certified copies by mail: $15 for a mortgage, $5 for other documents or plans.

Paying the office

Accepted	Cash, Check
Checks payable to	Middlesex North Registry of Deeds OR Commonwealth of Massachusetts

A separate check is required for each department when documents or plans are recorded in multiple departments. Telephone numbers and addresses must be on all checks. No personal checks shall exceed $200.00 and identification must be presented.

Transfer tax

Deeds excise. $2.00 for each $500 or fractional part of consideration over $100, plus a 14% surtax ($2.28 per $500). The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, G.L. c. 64D §1)

StatewideThe deeds excise is levied on deeds conveying realty sold when the consideration, exclusive of liens or encumbrances remaining, exceeds $100. Per G.L. c. 64D §1, the chapter does not apply to instruments given to secure a debt, or to instruments to which the Commonwealth, a city or town, or the United States or their agencies are a party. Stamps are prepared by the Department of Revenue and sold through the registries of deeds (G.L. c. 64D §3).

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: G.L. c. 262 §38 · G.L. c. 64D §1 · Recording Fees – Middlesex North Registry of Deeds · Recording Requirements – Middlesex North Registry of Deeds · Massachusetts registries of deeds recording fee schedule

Document Requirements

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

Paper size	no larger than 8.5 inches by 14 inches
First page top margin	3 in
Ink and paper	White paper of sufficient weight to reproduce in registry scanners; markings sufficiently dark to be legibly reproduced
Single sided pages required	Yes
Return address required	Yes
Grantee address required	Yes (statewide, Mass. Deed Indexing Standards §3-1)
Printed names under signatures required	Yes

First page must contain a recording information area in the upper right-hand corner measuring three inches from the top edge and three inches from the right edge, free from all writing or printing. Margins on all sides must be of sufficient size to be legibly reproduced on standard registry scanners.

StatewideA deed shall not be accepted for recording unless it contains the address of the property being conveyed, clearly labeled "property address." All printing and writing must be of sufficient size to be legibly reproduced on standard registry scanners. A register of deeds may refuse an instrument that cannot be properly duplicated.

If the document does not contain a recording information area, an official registry Document Cover Sheet must be attached. Mailed documents: property address must be put in the left margin for mortgages, deeds, mortgage discharges, and death certificates unless the address appears on the first page. Do not highlight document text. Exhibits and addenda go at the end; reduced Registry of Deeds descriptions as attachments are not acceptable. Clip multiple page documents. No more than 10 documents accepted for recording at one time in person.

Submitting documents

In person	Accepted
By mail	Accepted
Electronic recording	Accepted
Stamped, self-addressed return envelope	Required

Documents with multiple references must be submitted in person or by mail only. Registered land documents must first be emailed for pre-approval before submission. Plans must be emailed as a digital image for pre-approval before bringing them to the registry.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (home page) · Massachusetts Deed Indexing Standards, January 1, 2025 · Recording Requirements – Middlesex North Registry of Deeds