Recording a Deed or Document in Queens, NY

Can you e-record in Queens?

Queens 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 Queens, New York

1. Prepare the document so it meets Queens 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 Office of the City Register, NYC Department of Finance - Queens County Business Center at City Register, Queens County Business Center, 144-06 94th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435.
4. Pay the recording fee ($32.00 recording fee + $5.00 cover page (min. 2-page doc = $42.00); $49.00 + $10.00 cover page if text below 8-pt font (min. $64.00) first / $5.00 per page ($10.00 if under 8-pt font); $2.00 per additional block; $3.00 per additional lot add'l (+RP-5217 filing fee $125 (residential/farm) or $250 (commercial/vacant); TP-584 filing fee $5)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Queens

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 Queens 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.