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Effective 6/1/2019

Pursuant to Chapter 123 P.L. 2009, the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners, by resolution dated November 23, 2009 (#09-2074) established the “Middlesex County Homelessness Trust Fund.” Based on amendment to this legislation (March 18, 2019) and Resolution 19-580-R subsequently passed by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners on May 2, 2019, a $2 increase to this amount will be effective May 20, 2019 for a total surcharge of five dollars ($5). This fee is incorporated in the below schedule to the appropriate documents. 

 

 

Make check Payable to: Middlesex County Clerk

Names Fee: $6 per name, beginning with 6th name, Pursuant to NJSA 22A:4-4.1

Item Fee
Agreement to Reimburse No Charge
Assignment

$30 (first page) Assignment

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each mortgage referred to)

$6 Name fee after five names
Release

$35 (first page) Release

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each mortgage referred to)

$6 Name fee after five names
Cancellation of Mortgage $25
Re-recorded Mortgage Cancellation $20 (additional)
Cancellation of Tax Sale Certificate

$25

$6 Name fee if applicable
Certified Copy/Certified Backer $10, $2 (each additional page)
Construction Lien $15
Construction Lien Discharge $15 (flat fee)
Construction Bond $25
Co-Op Deed

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (for each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
DD214 (Veterans Discharge) No Charge
Deed

$45 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Deed without Abstract

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Discharge Construction Bond $25
Discharge of In-Rem Lis Pendens

$10

$6 Name fee if applicable
Discharge of Mortgage or Redemption of Tax Sale Certificate

$45 (first page includes one marginal notation)

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each additional mortgage referred to)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Discharge of Physicians Lien $15
Disclaimer $15
Dissolution of Trade Name

$25 (if already notarized)
Doc. Judgment

$25

$6 Name fee if applicable
Easement

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Extension of Mortgage

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Federal Tax Lien & Discharge of Federal Tax Lien $25
Fireman Certification No Charge
Hospital Liens $15
Hospital Lien Discharge $15
Incorporation $25 (flat fee)
Inheritance Tax Waiver $15
Institutional Liens No Charge
Lis Pendens

Filing (Foreclosure) $30

$10 (each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Discharge of Foreclosure

$10

$6 Name fee if applicable
Recording

$30

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Discharge of Recorded Lis Pendens

$10.00

$6.00 Name fee if applicable
Major Subdivision $55 per page
Map Riparian $5 (per sheet)
Map with Deed $55
Minor Subdivision $55
Mortgage

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Mortgage Subordination, Release, Partial Release, or Postponement of a Lien to Lien of Mortgage

$35

$10 (each additional page)

$10 (each marginal notation)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Notary Flags $5
Notary Swearing In $15
Notice of Settlement

$20 (two parties)

$40 (three or more parties)
Partnership

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)
Physicians License $25
Power of Attorney

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Release of Doc. Judgement $25
Roads

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

Municipality - $13
Satisfaction Institutional Lien No Charge
Satisfaction of Reimbursement No Charge
Stream Encroachment /Wetlands

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Tax Sale Certificate - Municipality $13
Tax Sale Certificate

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable
Tax Sale Certificate - Recording of a lien, Deed, or related Instrument by a municipality $13
Trade Name

$50 (if already notarized)
UCC with Assignment $50
UCC, Termination, Amendments $25
Vacation/Dedication of Streets

$35 (first page)

$10 (each additional page)

$6 Name fee if applicable

Municipality Only - $13

 

Realty Transfer Fees

The State imposes a Realty Transfer Fee (RTF) on the seller of real property for recording a deed for the sale. The RTF is calculated based on the amount of consideration recited in the deed or, in certain instances, the assessed valuation of the property conveyed, divided by the Director's Ratio. The RTF applies to every conveyance of title to real property in New Jersey, unless the deed or transfer meets an exemption as provided under law

Standard Transactions and New Construction

Total Consideration Not in Excess of $350,000
$2/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000;

$3.35/$500 of consideration in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000;

$3.90/$500 of consideration in excess of $200,000 but not in excess of $350,000.

Total Consideration in Excess of $350,000
$2.90/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000;

$4.25/$500 of consideration in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000;

$4.80/$500 of consideration in excess of $200,000 but not in excess of $550,000;

$5.30/$500 of consideration in excess of $550,000 but not in excess of $850,000;

$5.80/$500 of consideration in excess of $850,000 but not in excess of $1,000,000;

$6.05/$500 of consideration in excess of $1,000,000.

 

Senior Citizens or Blind or Disabled Persons; Low and Moderate Income Housing

Total Consideration Not in Excess of $350,000

$.50/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000;

$1.25/$500 of consideration in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $350,000.

Total Consideration in Excess of $350,000

$1.40/$500 of consideration not in excess of $150,000;

$2.15/$500 of consideration in excess of $150,000 but not in excess of $550,000;

$2.65/$500 of consideration in excess of $550,000 but not in excess of $850,000;

$3.15/$500 of consideration in excess of $850,000 but not in excess of $1,000,000;

$3.40/$500 of consideration in excess of $1,000,000.

A new fee on the transfer of real property zoned for residential, commercial, and 3A farmland use, whether improved or not, for consideration in excess of $1,000,000.01 of 1% of the entire amount of consideration, is now imposed on the grantee, or buyer. Attorneys, title agencies, and individuals transferring property will attest to the consideration figure and property zoning/class on the filed Affidavit of Consideration.

For more information about Realty Transfer Fees please visit the NJ Division of Taxation Website.