Clinton County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in New York

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Recorder Office

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Clinton County Clerk - County Government Center
137 Margaret Street, Suite 101, Plattsburgh, New York 12901
8 AM – 4 PM MONDAY-FRIDAY
Recording cutoff: 3:45PM
(518) 565-4700 fax (518) 565-4718
Checked October 2026.

About the Clinton County Clerk

Land records in Clinton County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Brandi B. Lloyd.

Online search covers records from 1972 to present only.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clinton County Department Directory · Clinton County Clerk's Office

Recording Fees

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Deeds and other conveyances$50.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page
Mortgages and deeds of trust$50.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page
Releases and satisfactions$50.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (Assignment/satisfaction of mortgage)
Other standard documents$50.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page (Any recorded document)

Added at recording

Real property transfer report (RP-5217) filing fee, qualifying residential or farm property$125.00 Each real property transfer reporting form submitted with a conveyance of qualifying residential or farm property. Real Property Law 333(3)
Real property transfer report (RP-5217) filing fee, other property$250.00 Each real property transfer reporting form submitted with a conveyance of other property. Real Property Law 333(3)

Other charges

Additional names indexed$0.50 each beyond the 2 included (per each additional name beyond two parties)
Additional references or marginal notations$0.50 each (per cross reference entered on the margin of another instrument's record)
Copies, per page$0.65
Certification$1.25

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)).

Clinton County Clerk fee schedule: Residential Owner Transfer Notice(s) $10.00; Mortgage Tax Exemption Affidavit $5.00 per affidavit; Lis Pendens $35.00; TP-584 $5.00; RP-5217 $125.00 (residential property) or $250.00 (all other property types); survey map filing $10.00 per map; postage fee $0.70 if no self-addressed stamped envelope is included. All recorded documents require a Recording Page, generated in house, at $5.00.

Paying the office

AcceptedCash, Check, Credit card

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.

Clinton County Clerk fee schedule lists Mortgage Tax at 1%.

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 · Clinton County Clerk's Office · Clinton County Clerk Fee Schedule

Document Requirements

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Grantee address requiredYes (statewide, Real Property Law § 333(1-a))
Cover sheetRequired

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)).

Forms filed along with a transfer

Submitting documents

In personAccepted
Electronic recordingAccepted

Papers received after 3:45 PM are processed the following business day; this applies to all filings and recordings.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NYS DTF Real estate transfer tax · Clinton County Clerk's Office · Document Recording · eRecordings · NY Real Property Law 333 (Onecle)

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Recorder Office

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Clinton County Clerk - County Government Center
137 Margaret Street, Suite 101, Plattsburgh, New York 12901
8 AM – 4 PM MONDAY-FRIDAY
Recording cutoff: 3:45PM
(518) 565-4700 fax (518) 565-4718
Checked October 2026.

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