Chenango County Recorder Information

Land records in Chenango County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Brian F. Wessels.

Guests on eSearch can view index information for recorded documents; subscribers can view and print the documents. Public terminals are available in the office. Civil actions commenced on or after December 26, 2022 are searched in NYSCEF, not eSearch.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk | Chenango County, NY · Staff Directory • County Clerk

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 March 30, 2026.

StatewideUnder CPLR 8021(a)(4)(a), the county clerk's fee for recording, entering, indexing and endorsing a certificate on any instrument is $5, plus $3 for each page or portion of a page. A county may opt by county law to raise this to $20, plus $5 for each page. Any cover page counts as an additional page. Each additional town, city, block or other index costs $0.50. An assignment of more than one mortgage, or a release of more than one lease, costs $3 for each one beyond the first. A notice of pendency or notice of attachment costs $35 in counties within New York City and $15 in other counties (CPLR 8021(a)(10)). County clerks charge a recording fee per document plus a fee per page. The per-document amount shown for a county includes the state's $5 records management fee and $15 cultural education fee (CPLR 8021(a)(4)(b)).

By County Board Resolution #222-00, a recording cover page generated by the County Clerk is added to all recorded documents and counts toward the page total when calculating fees. A deed conveying maps requires the map to be on file or filed at the same time; map filing is $10.00 per map.

Paying the office

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Transfer tax

Real estate transfer tax. Two dollars for each five hundred dollars or fractional part thereof. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Tax Law § 1402(a))

StatewideAdditional tax (mansion tax): 1% of the consideration attributable to residential real property when the consideration for the entire conveyance is $1 million or more (Tax Law § 1402-a). In a city with a population of one million or more, an additional $1.25 is levied for each $500 or fractional part thereof when the consideration is $3 million or more for residential real property, or $2 million or more for other property (Tax Law § 1402(a)(2)). A supplemental tax applies to New York City residential conveyances of $2 million or more (Tax Law § 1402-b). Mortgage recording tax, payable when the mortgage is recorded: basic tax of 50 cents per $100 of mortgage debt or obligation secured; special additional tax of 25 cents per $100; additional tax of 25 cents per $100 (30 cents per $100 in counties within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District) unless the additional tax is suspended in the county; and city or county mortgage tax of 25 to 50 cents per $100 where applicable. New York City, Yonkers and various counties levy local mortgage taxes.

Chenango County Local Mortgage Tax: $0.25 for each $100.00 and each remaining major fraction thereof of principal debt or obligation secured by a mortgage on real property in the County of Chenango recorded after January 1, 2025, and $0.25 on a mortgage securing less than $100.00. It is collected in addition to the basic mortgage tax and special additional tax under Tax Law §253. Imposed effective January 1, 2025, ending December 31, 2025, unless extended by local law of the Board of Supervisors.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NY CPLR 8021 County clerks other than as clerks of court · NY Tax Law 1402 Imposition of tax · NYS DTF Mortgage recording tax · County Clerk | Chenango County, NY · Chenango County Clerk Schedule of Fees · Real Estate Recording Information | Chenango County, NY

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

StatewideA deed must state the city, town and village in which the property is located (RPL § 333(1-d)). A conveyance must be in English, apart from proper names written in English letters, or have an English translation attached that is executed and acknowledged, or certified as the statute provides (RPL § 333(2)). A conveyance must be accompanied by the real property transfer report form, or by the commissioner's confirmation that the data has been reported (RPL § 333(1-e)).

All maps referenced in a deed must be on file in the County Clerk's Office or presented for filing at the same time as the deed. The RP-5217 must be completed online and saved before printing so the barcode is valid; handwritten forms are not accepted. An original RP-5217-PDF with original signatures must accompany all deeds and corrective deeds. The revised TP-584 (6/25) is required from March 1, 2026.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Form TP-584, Combined Real Estate Transfer Tax Return, Credit Line Mortgage Certificate, and Certification of Exemption from the Payment of Estimated Personal Income Tax Statewide NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
  Conveyances of real property located outside New York City; filed with the county clerk
• Form RP-5217-PDF, Real Property Transfer Report Statewide NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
  Conveyances of real property outside New York City; NYC sales use ACRIS, except Staten Island, which uses RP-5217-NYC
• IT-2663, Nonresident Real Property Estimated Income Tax Payment Form Statewide NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
  Nonresidents not qualifying under an exemption on TP-584 Schedule D
• IT-2664, Nonresident Cooperative Unit Estimated Income Tax Payment Form Statewide NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
  Nonresidents transferring cooperative units, not qualifying under an exemption
• Form MT-15, Mortgage Recording Tax Return Statewide NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
  Property located in more than one locality where the localities impose tax at different rates

Submitting documents

Property transfers are handled first come, first served. eRecording is optional and paper documents are still accepted. Deed transactions that require an IT-2663 filing where money is owed are not accepted by eRecording and must be submitted in hard copy. eRecording fees and taxes are the same as for paper recordings.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NYS DTF Real estate transfer tax · Chenango County Clerk Schedule of Fees · Real Estate Recording Information | Chenango County, NY · E-Recordings | Chenango County, NY · NY Real Property Law 333 (Onecle)