East Greenwich Recording Information

Land records in East Greenwich are recorded by the Town Clerk. The office is held by Leigh A. Carney, MMC.

Recorded Land Indexes are available from 1962 to present. Document images are available from October 2004 (Book 726) to present. Map images are available from 2014 (Plan 901) to present. Online images are watermarked (unofficial copies); certified copies can only be requested by mail or in-person.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory • Town Clerk · Land Evidence | East Greenwich, RI

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

Added at recording

Other charges

StatewideRecording officers may charge $1.00 for each additional page or fraction over. Ten percent (10%) of the recording fees is used by each city or town for document preservation and technological upgrades. Other statutory fees include: lease $60.00; assignment of mortgage $45.00; lis pendens $80.00; power of attorney $45.00; maps, plats, surveys, drawings (not attached to another instrument) $45.00; federal tax lien and its discharge $7.25 each. The fee to record or discharge lis pendens and/or bail property liens recorded by bailbondsmen is $10.00.

Copies ordered on-line: an additional $2.00 is collected per transaction. UCC documents: $16 (1-2 pages), $32 (3+ pages). Municipal lien certificate/EG tax certificate, mechanics lien, notice of intention: $8.

Paying the office

Transfer tax

Real Estate Conveyance Tax. Three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) for each five hundred dollars ($500), or fractional part of it, that is paid for the purchase of property, when the consideration paid exceeds one hundred dollars ($100). The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1(a))

StatewideIn addition to the tax imposed by § 44-25-1(a), a tax of $3.75 for each $500, or fractional part of it, is imposed on the consideration in excess of the threshold paid for residential real property (R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1(b)). The statute sets the threshold at $800,000 and adjusts it by CPI-U for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The Division of Taxation gives the Tier 2 threshold for calendar year 2026 as $824,000. Where no consideration is paid, the instrument of conveyance must contain a statement that the consideration is such that no documentary stamps are required (§ 44-25-1(c)).

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-7. General recording fees · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.1. Signing and printing names · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-9. Fees for copies of record · R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-25-1. Tax imposed — Payment — Burden · RI Division of Taxation Advisory 2026-01, Real Estate Conveyance Tax Indexed for Inflation · Land Evidence | East Greenwich, RI · Town of East Greenwich Land Evidence Recording Fees · Town of East Greenwich Land Evidence Recording Requirements

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

Documents may be rejected if margins do not allow for stamping of recording details.

StatewideEvery deed presented for recording due to the sale of property shall contain or have endorsed upon it the total dollar amount of the actual sale (§ 34-11-1.4). Every mortgage deed shall contain or have endorsed upon it the name and address of the mortgagor and mortgagee (§ 34-11-1.3). Survey plans shall be drawn on archival mylar or linen not exceeding 24″ x 36″ (§ 34-13-1(14)).

Plans, Maps and Surveys must be 24” x 36” format and submitted with (2) Mylars and (2) paper copies. Mortgage Discharges and Assignments must reference the names of all parties to the original mortgage and all subsequent assignees of parties to the original instrument and original book and page. When there is no consideration, the deed must contain the following language: “Consideration is such that no documentary stamps are required.”

Forms filed along with a transfer

• RTT Worksheet Multi Municipalities Town of East Greenwich Town Clerk
  Grantors who transfer property located in more than one municipality must allocate the conveyance tax among the municipalities.

Submitting documents

StatewideAny instrument presented for recording whose original is to be returned to the person recording or to an address previously indicated shall be forwarded within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date it was actually recorded.

All documents presented for recording must be an original or a certified copy; documents from state agencies (DEM, DOT) issued/signed electronically are excepted. Recordings are accepted from 8:30am until 4:00pm, Monday – Friday, except on legal holidays.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.1. Signing and printing names · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.2. Name and address of grantee — Recording · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-1.4. Sale price recording · R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-10. Return of recorded documents · Land Evidence | East Greenwich, RI · Town of East Greenwich Land Evidence Recording Requirements