Gloucester County Recorder Information

Land records in Gloucester County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by James N. Hogan.

Effective October 1, 2016 recorded instruments are not cross indexed by party type within the Gloucester County Clerk’s Land Records Management System. Images of documents covered by Daniel's Law are inaccessible to the public; the index remains searchable. Record Room: 856-853-3259.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk | Gloucester County, NJ · Staff Directory • James N. Hogan · Land Records | Gloucester County, NJ

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

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2003.

StatewideStatutory fees also include: lis pendens foreclosure filing $30.00; cancellation of any mortgage $20.00; notice of settlement $20.00; federal tax lien or discharge $25.00; each map, plat, plan or chart $55.00; tax sale certificate, lien, deed or related instrument recorded by a municipality $8.00; veteran's discharge papers, no fee. Part of the fee increase is paid to the New Jersey Public Records Preservation Account (N.J.S.A. 22A:4-4.2).

The Clerk's schedule lists: Lis Pendens/Foreclosure $40; Discharge Lis Pendens $40; Lis Pendens/Recorded $30, $10; Municipality - Deed $8; Municipality - Mortgage $8; Tax Sale Certificate Municipal $8; Lien Claim $9; Construction Lien $15; Copy of Map $5; Filed Map Subdivision $55; Map Non-Subdivision $55; Marginal Notation or Abstract Fee $10.

Paying the office

Countywide cashless policy as of July 1, 2026. Out of state checks cannot be accepted. All checks for $10,000 or more must be certified. Checks must be dated within 90 days. Limit of ten documents per check. Personal checks over $200 must be certified checks, bank checks or money orders. Visa, MasterCard and Discover accepted; credit cards are not accepted at the Monroe Satellite Office.

Transfer tax

Realty Transfer Fee. For total consideration not in excess of $350,000: $2.00/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000; $3.35/$500 in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000; $3.90/$500 in excess of $200,000 but not in excess of $350,000. For total consideration in excess of $350,000: $2.90/$500 not in excess of $150,000; $4.25/$500 to $200,000; $4.80/$500 to $550,000; $5.30/$500 to $850,000; $5.80/$500 to $1,000,000; $6.05/$500 of consideration in excess of $1,000,000. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide)

StatewideGraduated Percent Fee (N.J.S.A. 46:15-7.2, as amended by P.L.2025, c.69, for deeds submitted on or after July 10, 2025): a supplemental fee to the RTF on deeds with consideration over $1,000,000 for Class 2, qualifying Class 3A, Class 4A and Class 4C property. It is 1% of total consideration over $1,000,000 up to $2,000,000; 2% over $2,000,000 up to $2,500,000; 2.5% over $2,500,000 up to $3,000,000; 3% over $3,000,000 up to $3,500,000; and 3.5% over $3,500,000. Partial-exemption RTF rates apply to qualifying senior citizens, blind persons, disabled persons and low and moderate income housing. Under N.J.S.A. 54A:8-9, a deed for the sale or transfer of real property is recorded only with the appropriate GIT/REP form and payment of any estimated gross income tax due. That payment is not less than 2% of the seller's consideration.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: P.L.2011, c.217 (A2565 1R), N.J.S. 46:26A-5 · P.L.2003, c.117, sections 38-40 (NJ Division of Archives) · NJ Division of Taxation - Realty Transfer Fee · Fees | Gloucester County, NJ

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

StatewideA document must be in English or accompanied by a translation into English, bear a signature, and be acknowledged or proved. An assignment, release or satisfaction of a mortgage, or an agreement respecting a mortgage, states the book and page number or document identifying number of the mortgage. The cover sheet or electronic synopsis includes the nature and date of the document, the names of the parties, and, for deeds, the lot and block, the consideration and the grantee's mailing address.

The Data Recording Page must be submitted on standard legal-sized paper (8 1/2 by 14 inch) and must not be modified or altered. Maps must be in black ink; signatures are acceptable in black or blue ink.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Affidavit of Consideration for Use by Seller (RTF-1) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Filed with any deed in which a full or partial exemption is claimed from the RTF
• Affidavit of Consideration for Graduated Percent Fee (RTF-1EE) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Annexed to every deed for consideration over $1,000,000 and with every commercial property transfer
• GIT/REP form (GIT/REP-1, -2, -3, -4 or -4A) Statewide NJ Division of Taxation
  Accompanies any deed for the sale or transfer of real property; not needed for sheriff's foreclosure deeds or bankruptcy trustee deeds

Submitting documents

StatewideEvery document or map is to be recorded and indexed not later than two business days after its receipt; a rejected document is returned with a statement of all grounds for rejection within three business days after its receipt.

Electronic recordings are processed between 8:30 am and 3 pm Eastern, Monday through Friday, excluding county holidays. Deeds containing GIT/REP-1, GIT/REP-2 or GIT/REP-4 forms and rerecorded documents cannot be submitted electronically. The County will not accept Vacation, Rescission, or Voiding of Assignments that have originally been signed and recorded.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: P.L.2011, c.217 (A2565 1R), N.J.S. 46:26A-5 · NJ Division of Taxation - Realty Transfer Fee · Land Records | Gloucester County, NJ · E-Recordings | Gloucester County, NJ