Please visit the Property Records Electronic Portal (PREP) to calculate fees due for a Land Records submission.
All fees related to a submission must be made payable to the "Westchester County Clerk". 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 our guaranteed vendor list. Payment of all other fees up to $500.00 may be made by ACH transfer, cash, check, money order or credit card. We accept payment of fees by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover, but taxes must be paid using ACH, cash, check or money order. If you have a question about how to calculate a fee, please call (914) 995-3094 or email .
The following is a current Land Records fee schedule for the Office of the Westchester County Clerk:
| Recording a Deed | |
| Statutory Recording Fee | $45.00 |
| Per written side of page | $5.00 per page |
| For additional towns stated | $0.50 per town |
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To file TP-584 (NYS Transfer Tax form) |
$5.00 |
| To file RP-5217 (Real Property Transfer Report) | |
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$125.00 |
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$250.00 |
| Illustration: To record a three page deed for a residential property which lies in one municipality, the fee is $190.00 and each additional page is $5.00. | |
| Recording a Mortgage or Agreement | |
| Statutory Recording Fee | $45.00 |
| Per written side of page | $5.00 per page |
| For additional towns stated | $0.50 per town |
| For cross-referencing each mortgage | $0.50 each |
| Mortgage Tax Affidavit | $5.00 |
| NYS Mortgage Tax | see below |
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Illustration: To record a 30 page mortgage for a property which lies in one municipality and does not require an Affidavit of Mortgage, the fee is $195.00. |
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| Discharge of Mortgage (a/k/a Satisfaction of Mortgage) | |
| Statutory Recording Fee | $45.50 |
| Per written side of page | $5.00 per page |
| For each additional mortgage being discharged in the same instrument | $50.50 |
| For each cross reference (assignments, consolidation or participation agreements, consolidation clauses within later mortgage, recording and corrections instrument, etc.) | $0.50 each* |
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*Note that each mortgage (recited in satisfaction instrument) affected by any one of the above cross reference-type instruments constitutes one cross reference e.g., if three (3) mortgages (recited in satisfaction instrument) have been assigned by one instrument, then three (3) cross references will be charged for. |
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Illustration: The fee to record a one page Discharge of Mortgage with no assignments or other instruments is $50.50. |
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| Assignment of Mortgage | |
| Statutory Recording Fee | $45.00 |
| Per written side of page | $5.00 |
| For cross-referencing the first mortgage | $0.50 |
| For cross-referencing each additional mortgage | $3.50 |
| Searches and Copies | |
| Search fee per instrument searched: (If control number or liber and page not provided) |
$5.00 |
| Copies | |
| For first 2 pages | $1.30 |
| For each additional page | $0.65 per page* |
| Certified Copies | |
| For up to 4 pages | $5.00 |
| For each additional page | $1.25 * |
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* The maximum charge for a photocopy or certified copy of a document is $40.00. |
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| Certificate of Discharge of Mortgage | $5.00 |
| Maps | |
| To file a map (per sheet) | $10.00 per sheet |
| Large Map Copy (36 x 60 to scale) | $9.00 |
| Self-Service Copy in Office (8 ½ x 11) | $2.00 |
| Self-Service Copy in Office (11 x 17) | $4.00 |
NYS Transfer Tax
For the most current tax information please visit the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website. If the consideration for the property is greater than $500.00, New York State Transfer Tax in the amount of $2.00 for each $500.00 of consideration or fraction thereof is due. Consideration must be rounded up to the nearest $500.00. For example, if the purchase price for a home is $404,501.00, the tax due is $1,620.00 and must be paid at the time the deed is presented for recording. Please login to the Property Records Electronic Portal (PREP) to calculate NYS Transfer tax.
NYS Mansion Tax
Mansion Tax is imposed on each conveyance of residential real property when the consideration for the entire conveyance is one million dollars or more and the premises is being used in whole or in part as a one, two or three family house, or a condomimium. The tax rate is one percent of the consideration.
NYS Mortgage TAX (effective June 1, 2005)
For the most current tax information please visit the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website. Mortgage tax can be computed by calculating 1.3% of the mortgage amount less $30.00 for one or two family dwellings when indicated in the mortgage. For Yonkers properties, mortgage tax can be computed by calculating 1.8% of the mortgage amount less $30.00 for one or two family dwellings when indicated in the mortgage. For mortgages of $10,000 or less on one or two family dwellings, the tax rate is 1% except in Yonkers where the tax rate is 1.5%. In calculating the tax, amounts of $50.00 or below can be rounded down to the lower hundred and amounts of $50.01 should be rounded up to the next hundred. Please login to the Property Records Electronic Portal (PREP) to calculate Mortgage Tax.
