Fees

Please note: Morris County does not collect any fees to fund a Homeless Trust Fund.

View our payment for services policy.

Deeds

Beginning July 10, 2025, any deed with a consideration of over $1 million received in this office for recording will be subject to a revised Realty Transfer Fee as adopted by the New Jersey Legislature. Any deeds sent by mail that are post-marked before July 10 will be treated as if received prior to the deadline.

Please visit the New Jersey Division of Taxation’s website for the Affidavit of Consideration for use by the Seller and the Affidavit of Consideration for Graduated Percent Fee (the RTF-1 & RTF-1EE) plus all of the Seller Residency Certifications, the Non-Resident Declaration forms, the Waiver of Seller’s Filing, and the GIT/REP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 4a.

Realty Transfer Tax Calculator

Payment due upon receipt. Realty transfer tax payment must be in the form of an attorney’s trust/escrow account check or certified check.

You may open an account to charge your recording fees as long as you maintain the proper positive balance.

Indexing any recorded instrument in excess of 5 parties, per each name in excess of 5 – $6.00 per name.

Fees

Agreement

First page	$30.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Aircraft Lien

Lien	$15.00

 

Amended Trade Name

Name	$55.00
Certified true copy	$2.00

 

Assignment of Mortgage

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional notations	$10.00 each
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee of	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Cancellation of Mortgage

Each recording	$20.00

 

Cancellation of Tax Sale Certificate

Each recording	$20.00

 

Cancellation of Trade Name

Cancellation	$25.00
Certified true copy	$2.00

 

Certificate of Incorporation

Religious Banking & Insurance ONLY	$25.00

 

Certified Copies

Per page	$1.00
Certification	$10.00

 

County Clerk Certificate for Notary or Registered Attorneys

Certificate	$5.00

 

County ID Cards

Senior ID Card (55 and older)	$5.00
Veteran’s ID Card	No charge
Gold Star Parent ID Card	No charge

 

Construction Lien, Notice of Unpaid Balance and the Right to File a Lien, Amended Construction Lien, Amended Notice of Unpaid Balance

First page	$15.00
Each additional page	$5.00
Each marginal notation	$5.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Discharge of Notice of Unpaid Balance

First page to include marginal notation fee	$20.00
Each additional page	$5.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Discharge of Construction Lien

First page to include marginal notation fee	$20.00
Each additional page	$5.00

 

Deed

First page to include tax abstract	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Affidavit of Consideration for use by Seller/Buyer (RTF-1 & RTF-EE)	$10.00 each
NJ Seller’s Residency forms (GIT/REP)	$10.00 each
NJ Non-Resident forms (GIT/REP 1)	$10.00 each
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Developer's Agreement

First page	$30.00
Each additional page	$10.00

 

Discharge of Lis Pendens (Chancery)

First page to include marginal notation	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 name

 

Discharge of Lis Pendens (Foreclosure)

First page to include 2 marginal notations; original mortgage & original recorded Lis Pendens book & page/file/instrument number	$50.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Discharge of Mortgage

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Additional notations	$10.00 each
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Disclaimer

Disclaimer	$15.00

 

Easement

First page to include tax abstract	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Lis Pendens (Chancery)

First page	$30.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Lis Pendens (Foreclosure)

First page to include the 1st marginal notation	$40.00
Additional marginal notations	$10.00 each
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Map

To file per page	$55.00
Standard copy (18’’x14’’)	$1.00
Full size	$5.00
Smaller Maps	$0.05
Tax Maps	$0.05

 

Mortgage (to include mortgage assignments, discharges, postponements, modifications, subordination of mortgages, releases and partial releases)

First page	$30.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Marginal notation fee	$10.00 each
Re-recording of mortgage marginal notation fee	$10.00 each
Cancellation of mortgage	$20.00 per recording
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Mortgage Modification

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Additional marginal notations	$10.00 each
Indexing fee of	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Notary Public of New Jersey

Oath of Office	$15.00
Qualification	$15.00
Change of Name	$15.00
Change of Address	No charge

 

Notice of Settlement

Contract 2 parties	$20.00
Mortgage Commitment 2 parties	$20.00
Notice of Settlement 3 parties	$40.00

 

Partial Release of Mortgage

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Partnership Agreement

First page	$50.00
Each Additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Physician's Diploma

Diploma	$25.00

 

Postponement of Mortgage

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Power of Attorney

First page	$30.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Release of Mortgage

First page to include marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Re-recorded Document

First page to include marginal notation fee/tax abstract	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Additional marginal notations	$10.00 each
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Subordination of Mortgage

First page to include the marginal notation fee	$40.00
Each additional marginal notation after the first	$10.00
Each additional page	$10.00
Indexing fee	$6.00 per name in excess of 5 names

 

Tax Lien

Federal Tax	$25.00
Release of Tax Liens	$25.00

 

Tax Sale Certificate

First page	$30.00
Each additional page (required recording of back page)	$10.00
Cancellation of Tax Sale Certificate	$20.00
Redemption of Tax Sale Certificate to include marginal notation	$40.00
Each additional page	$10.00

 

Tax Waiver

Waiver	$15.00

 

Trade Name Certificate

Certificate	$50.00
Certified true copy	$2.00

 

Uniform Commercial Code/UCC; UCC3

Financing statement	$25.00
Financing statement with assignment	$50.00
Amendments; Continuations; Partial Releases; Releases & Terminations	$25.00

 

Veteran's Discharge (DD-214)

Record Discharge	No charge

 

Veteran's Vendor License

License	No charge

Payment for Services Policy

This office will accept cash, personal and business checks as well as money orders in payment of services performed, subject to the following restrictions:

1. Only cash, business checks, certified checks or money orders are acceptable for County ID Cards, Notary Public Oaths or the filing of Trade Name Certificates. We can no longer accept personal checks for these services.
2. All realty transfer tax checks must be a certified check or an attorney’s trust/escrow account check.
3. Checks may not be post-dated or have the date altered in any way.
4. All checks must bear a name, address and bank account number.
5. All personal checks must have a personal or business phone number on the front of the check.
6. All business checks must have a business phone number on the front of the check.
7. No checks will be accepted from a third party, other than a party involved in the transaction (eg. Seller, buyer, their attorneys, licensed title company, or licensed financial institution).
8. No checks will be accepted after sixty (60) days of the issue date.
9. Checks returned to this office unpaid by the bank will be subject to a $60.00 service charge.