Westchester County Recorder Information

Land records in Westchester County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Thomas M. Roach.

Online land records include deeds back to 1680 and mortgages back to 1950. The index search is free; viewing images online carries a daily user fee. Free public viewing terminals are available in Room 345.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Meet the County Clerk · Frequently Asked Questions

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)).

Each additional town stated: $0.50 per town. Assignment of mortgage: $45.50 statutory recording fee, $5.00 per written side of page, $0.50 for cross-referencing the first mortgage and $3.50 for each additional mortgage. Search fee $5 per instrument when control number or liber and page are not provided. Map filing $10 per sheet. Certificate of Discharge of Mortgage $5. Maximum charge for a photocopy or certified copy of a document is $40.

Paying the office

Payment of mortgage tax and transfer tax must be made by ACH transfer, certified check, bank check, attorney escrow check or by check from an entity on the guaranteed vendor list. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are accepted for fees; taxes must be paid using ACH, cash, check or money order. Electronic recording requires payment by pre-authorized debit account.

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.

Mortgage tax as stated by the County Clerk: 1.3 percent of the mortgage amount less $30 for one or two family dwellings when indicated in the mortgage; for Yonkers properties, 1.8 percent less $30. For mortgages of $10,000 or less on one or two family dwellings, the rate is one percent, except in Yonkers where it is 1.5 percent.

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 · Land Records Fees and Taxes

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)).

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
• Recording and Endorsement Cover Page and Payment Cover Page (PREP System) Westchester County Clerk
  Every deed; TP-584 and RP-5217 must also be created in PREP
• Certificate of Conformity Pursuant to Section 299-A Westchester County Clerk
  Documents signed and notarized outside of New York State
• Affidavit of exemption under section 253(1-a) (federal credit union or natural person) Westchester County Clerk
  Exemption from additional mortgage tax sought; submitted when the mortgage is presented for recording

Submitting documents

eRecording submitters must complete a Westchester County Registered Submitter Agreement and pay through a pre-authorized debit account. A certified copy may be ordered, with a separate check, when the document is submitted for recording.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NYS DTF Real estate transfer tax · Land Record Forms · Electronic Recording · Record a Deed · NY Real Property Law 333 (Onecle)