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Document Directory & Recording Fees

Real Estate Documents

Description Value
Missing Cover Sheet Fee $20
Deed (includes $10 tax abstract fee) $45 first page + $10 each additional page
Mortgage $35 first page + $10 each additional page
Contract of Sale $35 first page + $10 each additional page
Leases: Landlord/Tenant $35 first page + $10 each additional page
Tax Sale Certificate $35 first page + $10 each additional page
Power of Attorney $35 first page + $10 each additional page
Satisfaction, Discharge or Assignment of Mortgage OR Tax Sale Certificate $45 first page + $10 each additional page, includes $10 marginal notation
Lis Pendens: Recorded $30 first page + $10 each additional page
Lis Pendens: Foreclosure $40
Discharge of Lis Pendens/Recorded $40 first page + $10 each additional page, incudes $10 marginal notation
Discharge of Lis Pendens/Foreclosure $40 includes $10 marginal notation
Amended Lis Pendens/Recorded $40 first page + $10 each additional page, incudes $10 marginal notation
Amended Lis Pendens/Foreclosure $40 includes $10 marginal notation
Cancellation of Mortgage OR Tax Sale Certificate $25
Cancellation of Re-Recorded Mortgage OR Tax Sale Certificate $25 each recording
Vacation $35
Notice of Settlement $20
Notice of Settlements: Contract and Mortgage Commitment $40
Disclaimer $15
Municipality Recording $13

Certified Copies

Description Value
Any Document (except Military) $10 first page + $2 for each page of the document
Military Free
Veterans Free

UCC Filings

Description Value
Financing Statements: UCC-1 $25
Financing Statement with an Assignment $50
Continuation: UCC-3 $25
Amendment $25
Subordination $25
Assignment $25
Assumption $25
Termination $25
Partial Release $25

Construction Lien

Description Value
Construction Lien $15 first page + $5 each additional page
Amended Construction Lien $15 first page + $5 each additional page
Notice of Unpaid Balance & Right to File (NUB) $15 first page + $5 each additional page
Discharge of Construction Lien $30 first page + $5 each additional page
Discharge Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File (NUB) $30 first page + $5 each additional page
Discharge by Bond $30 first page + $5 each additional page
Inheritance Tax Waiver $15 Per Property Listed on Waiver

Tax Lien

Description Value
Federal Tax Lien $25
Release of Federal Tax Lien $25
Inadvertently Filed Federal Tax Lien $25
Withdrawal of Federal Tax Lien $25
Non Attachment of Federal Tax Lien $25
Certificate of Discharge of Property from Tax Lien $25
Institutional Lien $15
Discharge of Institutional Lien $15
Physician's Lien $15
Discharge of Physician’s Lien $15

Note

Description Value
Any Document for Re-Recording $10 + recording fees
For Each Additional Page $10
For Each Additional Marginal Notation (Mark Off) $10
Indexing – Any Recorded Instrument in Excess of Five (5) Names $6 each additional name
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Hackensack, NJ 07601

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