Queens County Recorder Information

Land records in Queens County are recorded by the Office of the City Register.

Documents filed before January 1, 1966 are not available online; they can be searched at the Land Records Research Library in the Queens City Register location. Brooklyn real property books are located in the Queens Business Center.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: ACRIS Recording Fees & UCC Statements - DOF · ACRIS FAQ and common cover page processing errors

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

Added at recording

Other charges

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)).

Additional blocks: $2.00 for each additional block in excess of one. Additional lots: $3.00 for each additional lot in excess of one. Mortgage Tax Affidavit: $8.00. Filing a Federal Lien or a Release: $40.00. Issuing a Certificate of Federal Tax Lien Search: $25.00. Returned Check: $20.00.

Paying the office

The City Register reserves the right to require payment by certified check. Cash cannot be accepted via mail. Online payments cannot be split amongst multiple checking accounts.

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.

NYC Real Property Transfer Tax (NYC Admin. Code § 11-2102). Residential Type 1 or Type 2 sales or transfers: 1% of the consideration if $500,000 or less; 1.425% if more than $500,000. All other transfers: 1.425% if $500,000 or less; 2.625% if more than $500,000. RPTT returns must be submitted electronically using ACRIS.

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 · ACRIS Recording Fees & UCC Statements - DOF · ACRIS FAQ and common cover page processing errors · Real Property Transfer Tax · NYC311

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)).

The Block and lot shown in the document must match the Endorsement Cover Page. Provide an address, a metes and bounds description or the block(s) and lot(s) in the document. All names reflected in the document should be listed separately on the Endorsement Cover Page.

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
• NYC Real Property Transfer Return (NYC-RPT) NYC Department of Finance
  Recording a deed; also a memorandum of lease or easement
• Smoke detector form NYC Department of Finance
  Recording a deed for a 1 or 2 family dwelling
• HPD Affidavit in Lieu of Registration, or a copy of a completed HPD Registration application NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
  Recording a deed
• Contract of Sale or closing statement
  Attached to NYC-RPT if the consideration is $400,000 and over

Submitting documents

All documents related to a single transaction must be submitted the same way—either all electronically or all on paper. E-recording is not mandatory. Registration covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Documents can be submitted to any of the City Register's locations.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NYS DTF Real estate transfer tax · ACRIS - DOF · ACRIS FAQ and common cover page processing errors · Checklist for Document Recording (LR-0729) · Queens Business Center - DOF · City Register's eRecording - FAQs · NY Real Property Law 333 (Onecle)