Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery, NY

Can you e-record in Montgomery?

Montgomery records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably handles this on the paper rail — we prepare, notarize, mail, and track your document to a recorded instrument number.

How to record a document in Montgomery, New York

1. Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit by mail to Montgomery County Clerk at Montgomery County Clerk, Montgomery County Office Building, PO Box 1500, 64 Broadway, Fonda, NY 12068-1500.
4. Pay the recording fee ($45.00 base (includes county-generated cover sheet) = $50.00 one-page deed first / $5.00 per additional page; $0.50 per additional name over two add'l (+TP-584 $5.00; RP-5217 $125 (residential/qualifying farm) or $250 (commercial); transfer tax $4.00/$1,000; mortgage tax 3/4 of 1%; copies $0.25/page (self) or $1/page (clerk-prepared))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Montgomery

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Montgomery property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — by certified mail on the paper rail — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.