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Document Recording in Westchester County, NY
Record a deed, mortgage, satisfaction or declaration of restriction in Westchester County, New York. Upload the signed scan — we check it by hand and file it with the county.
Opens the recording form with New York selected. Upload your signed scan to continue.
Westchester County recording office
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Office | Westchester County Clerk, Land Records Division |
| Address | 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, NY 10601 |
| Phone | (914) 995-3080 |
| Deed recording fee | $45 statutory fee plus $5 per written side of page |
| Mortgage recording fee | $45 statutory fee plus $5 per written side of page |
| TP-584 filing fee (residential or farm property) | $5 |
| RP-5217 filing fee | $125 residential or farm property; $250 all other property |
| NYS real estate transfer tax | $2 for each $500 of consideration, or fraction of $500, when consideration exceeds $500 |
| NYS mansion tax (1–3 family house or condo) | 1% of the consideration at $1,000,000 or more |
| NYS mortgage tax (outside Yonkers) | 1.3% of the mortgage amount, less $30 for one- or two-family dwellings when stated in the mortgage; 1% on such mortgages of $10,000 or less |
| NYS mortgage tax (Yonkers) | 1.8% of the mortgage amount, less $30 for one- or two-family dwellings when stated in the mortgage; 1.5% on such mortgages of $10,000 or less |
Some Westchester cities, including Yonkers and Mount Vernon, charge their own transfer tax on top of the state tax. The rates and rules are on our New York transfer tax rates page.
Fees and taxes from the official government pages and statutes, read October 16, 2026: westchesterclerkny.gov/land-records, westchesterclerkny.gov/fees.
Documents we record
- Deed
- Mortgage
- Satisfaction of Mortgage
- Declaration of Restriction
Who signs, in front of a notary
| Document | Who signs |
|---|---|
| Deed | Every seller (grantor) signs in front of a notary. The buyer does not sign the deed itself. State forms that go with the deed may need both buyer and seller. |
| Mortgage | Every borrower signs in front of a notary. The lender does not sign. |
| Satisfaction of mortgage | The lender signs, or an officer allowed to sign for it, in front of a notary. |
| Declaration of restriction | Every owner of the property signs in front of a notary. |
How to scan
- Scan every signed page, in order, into one PDF, right way up.
- Use a scanner, or a scanning app that saves a PDF. Photos are refused — counties reject photos of paper.
- Black and white or grayscale, at 300 dpi. The whole page, with nothing cut off.
- Every signature, the notary's stamp and the seal must be easy to read.
- Upload the PDF, up to 50 MB. We do not take Word files or pictures.
- Keep the signed original. We tell you if the county asks for it.
How it works
- Upload one PDF scan of the signed, notarized document.
- We read it and show you what we read, so you can correct it before you pay.
- Our office checks the scan by hand within one business day of payment.
- If something needs fixing, we email you what and where before anything goes to the county.
- When it is right, we file it with the county and email you the recorded copy when the county returns it.
Follow your filing with Recording Status and settle an open balance with Pay a Balance.