The County Clerk is the registrar of deeds, mortgages, satisfactions of mortgages, judgments and liens. A search of land records can be done at the Clerk's Office in person or you can call, or email. Please be as specific as possible when requesting a search.
If the Clerk's Office performs the search it is a $5.00 per name for land records back to 1968. For land record searches prior to 1968 it is $5 for every two years per name. Copies are $0.65 per page, $1.30 minimum. The fee to certify a document is an additional $5.00.
The County Clerk's office accepts cash or check for payment.
MORTGAGE TAX AND RECORDING FEES |
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| Tompkins County Mortgage Tax | 1% |
| If the mortgage is over $10,000 and is a one or two family dwelling there is a $25.00 deduction. It must be clearly stated on the mortgage that it is a one-or-two family dwelling to claim the exemption | |
| First Page | $50 |
| Each Additional Page | $5 |
| Mortgage Tax Affidavit (one original) | $5 |
| Notations, if requested, please clearly write notations on the back of the document | $0.50 each |
| ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE | |
| First Page | $50 |
| Each Additional Page | $5 |
| Each Additional Mortgage being assigned | $3.50 each |
| DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE | |
| First Page | $50 |
| Each Additional Page | $5 |
| Each Additional New Money Mortgage being discharged on the same document | Double the fee of the first |
| Each Additional Mortgage without new money i.e. CEMA, Mod | $0.50 per notation |
DEEDS |
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| First Page (includes cover page) | $50 |
| Each Additional Page | $5 |
| Transfer Tax | $6/per $1000 |
| Deed Notice - for all residential deeds recorded on or after 03/11/2020 | $10/per deed |
| TP-584 | $5 |
| RP-5217 (we no longer carry this form in our office, please download using the link to the left) * | $125/$250 |
| RP-5217 - If one of the following boxes is checked: 7A, 7B, 7E or both 7G AND box 8 or if the property class code in item 18 is 100 through 199; or 200 through 299; or 411-C | $125 |
| RP-5217 - If none of the above apply | $250 |
| Out of State Sellers - NYS Requires an IT-2663 be filled out. For more information on the IT-2663 please click here. NYS changes the IT-2663 every year, please make sure the form you printed is for the current year. | |
*What fee do I pay when there are two parcels with different property class codes on one RP-5217? The fee would be which ever parcel has the higher assessed value. For example: One parcel is a property class 210 (Single Family dwelling) and parcel is a property class code 311 (Vacant Land) - the 210 is assessed at $150,000 and the 311 is assessed at $25,000. The fee for the RP would be $125 because the 210 parcel has a higher assessed value.