Willie J. Flood
HUDSON COUNTY REGISTER

Lorraine Senerchia
HUDSON COUNTY DEPUTY REGISTER

Welcome!

As you journey through our Web Site, I hope the experience is both informative and enlightening. We have included some of the most frequently asked questions and our fee schedule. Any other questions please feel free to call my office at 201-395-4760.

WHO WE ARE:

The Hudson County Register is a Elected Officer of the County elected to office by the voters of Hudson County for a 5-year term. The main purposes of the office are recording, filing and preserving all formal written documents affecting real property within the County.

The Register’s Office generates revenue through a statutory fee schedule. The fees collected far exceed the cost of the operating budget for the Register’s Office resulting in a self-sustained department, and contributing the revenues collected over the cost of operation toward lowering the County Budget.

WHAT WE DO:

Documents affecting ownership and transfer of property within Hudson County are received daily by general delivery, messenger service, priority mail service and walk-ins. The documents are checked for compliance with the statutory recording requirements, priced and then recorded. They are given an identifying Instrument number, assigned a Book & Page number and entered into the Index. The Index is available on computer and hard copy for perusal by anyone trying to locate a particular document or transaction.

RECORD ROOM

Our congenial staff will assist you in obtaining a copy of your Deed. To better serve your needs, our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. If you come in person, please come equipped with names of owners and an approximate date of title transfer. Regular copies are 10 cents per page. Certified copies are $10.00 for the certification and  first page plus $1.50 each additional page.

LIST OF RECORDS:

Our land title records start from the 1800's, when Hudson County was formed from the south eastern section of Bergen County.

• DEEDS
• FILED MAPS
• VETERANS DISCHARGES
• CONTRACTS FOR SALE
• EASEMENTS
• MORTGAGES
• ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES
• DISCHARGES OF MORTGAGES
• POSTPONEMENTS OF MORTGAGES
• RELEASES OF MORTGAGES
• LIS PENDENS
• FEDERAL TAX LIENS
• U.C.C.’S (FINANCING STATEMENTS)
• NOTICES OF SETTLEMENT
• VARIOUS MAPS IN BOOK FORM

EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2010

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-287a, et seq., the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, by Resolution dated January 29, 2010 (#46-1-2010) established the  “Hudson County Homelessness Trust Fund” which authorizes the County to impose a Three Dollar ($3.00) surcharge for any document recorded in the County, with the exception of assignments or substitutions of previously recorded Deeds of Trust.  This surcharge shall be used exclusively for the Homelessness Trust Fund.  This surcharge is in addition to the existing recording fees. N.J.S.A. 22a:4-4.1  lists the following documents to which this surcharge will apply:

Surcharge will apply to the following:

• Deed ( Also any recorded document included in the Deed Book)

• Re-Recorded Deed

• Mortgage

• Cancellation of Mortgage

• Discharge of Mortgage

• Re-Record of Discharge of Mortgage

• Release

• Re-Record of Release

• Tax Sale Certificate

• Redemption of Tax Sale Certificate

• Street Vacations/Dedication

• Recording of Lien, Deed or related instrument by a Municipality

The Surcharge will increase the recording fee per designated DOCUMENT.  Please include the additional fees when submitting documents for recording on or after March 1, 2010, documents submitted without the correct fee amount will be returned to sender. Please direct your questions to the Hudson County Register at 201-395-4760.

FEE SCHEDULE (not including surcharge)

CANCELLATION OF MORTGAGE $20.00
Re-recorded Mortgage additional $20.00 $20.00

CERTIFIED COPIES
Deeds - Mortgages
$10.00 For Certification
$1.50 Per Page

DEEDS
First page including tax abstract $40.00
each additional page $10.00

FEDERAL TAX LIEN OR RELEASE $25.00

LIS PENDENS
First page Notice $30.00
First page Foreclose or Discharge $40.00
Each additional page $10.00
Each additional marginal notation $10.00

MAPS $55.00

MORTGAGES
First page $30.00
Each additional page $10.00

MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENTS, DISCHARGES,
RELEASES, POSTPONEMENTS, SUBORDINATIONS
First page including marginal notation $40.00
Each additional page $10.00
Each additional marginal notation $10.00

NOTICES OF SETTLEMENT
Each transaction (Contract or Commitment) $20.00

POWER OF ATTORNEY
First page $30.00
Each additional $10.00

REDEMPTION or ASSIGNMENT
OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATE
First page including marginal notation $40.00
MUNICIPALITY FEE $8.00

TAX SALE CERTIFICATE
First page $30.00
MUNICIPALITY $8.00

U.C.C. (FINANCING STATEMENTS)
Initial filing 25.00
Amendments, continuations, discharges 25.00

VETERAN’S DISCHARGE
Recording N/C
Certified copy N//C

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

My Deed is lost - What do I do?

DON’T PANIC - My staff will assist you whether you come into the office or choose
to send in a written request for copies. In either case, you must know the name or names of the owner of the property, the approximate date of transfer and the address. Of course, if
you happen to have the recording information, please supply us with the book and page
and date of recording. A written request must be accompanied by check made out to the
Hudson County Register. Please check the fee page for the proper fee.

How do I add or remove a name from my deed?

Removing or adding a name from a Deed is making a change in ownership or transferring
title. We cannot remove or change a name for you. A new Deed must be presented for
recording.

My credit report is showing a lien that I know I paid. What to do?

You should know that you have a right to inquire of the company doing the credit report
as to where the lien was found. If you are sure, the report is stating the lien is recorded
with the Hudson County Register we will attempt to assist you in obtaining a copy in order that you can begin to initiate the process of having the lien satisfied. We cannot remove the lien without the proper documents necessary to do so.

Can I find out how old my house is in your records?

Our records go back more than 150 years, however, they represent ownership of real
property. Our records will not show when a building was constructed or improved.

Any further inquiries will be answered by calling any one of the following numbers:

Main....................201-395-4760

Cashier.........................ext. 2877

Reviewing.....................ext. 2878

Indexing........................ext. 2879

Record Room...............ext.2881 and 2882

MUNICIPALITIES SERVED BY COUNTY REGISTERS OFFICE:

• BAYONNE (CITY)
• EAST NEWARK (BOROUGH)
• GUTTENBERG (TOWN)
• HARRISON (TOWN)
• HOBOKEN (CITY)
• JERSEY CITY (CITY)
• KEARNY (TOWN)
• NORTH BERGEN (TOWNSHIP)
• SECAUCUS (TOWN)
• UNION CITY (CITY)
• WEEHAWKEN (TOWNSHIP)
• WEST NEW YORK (TOWN)