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Recording Fees
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Document
Type
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Fee
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| Declaration of
Homestead |
$35 |
| Declaration of
Trust |
$225 |
| Deed |
$125 |
| Mortgage |
$175 |
| Mortgage
Foreclosure Deed & Affidavit |
$125 |
| Discharge of
Mortgage |
$75 |
| Municipal Lien
Certificate |
$65 |
| UCC Documents |
$45 |
| Plans (per
sheet) |
$75 |
| Federal Tax
Liens |
$5 |
| All other
documents |
$75 |
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Method of Payment
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| The
registry accepts cash or checks (including personal checks).
Checks should be payable to "Commonwealth of
Massachusetts." We do not accept credit or debit cards.
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Copies of Documents
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Digital images of all
documents are freely available on our website. When at the
registry, certified copies and copies printed from our computers
are $1 per page. Coin operated copiers ($0.50 per page) are
also available to the public. To obtain copies by mail,
please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a check for $5
per document ($15 for mortgages). For certified copies of
Registered Land documents, please call that department directly at
978/ 322-9030.
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Document Stamp Rates
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| The
State Excise Stamp Tax (MGL c.64D, s.1) shall apply to deeds,
instruments or writings whereby any lands, tenements or other
realty sold shall be granted, assigned, transferred or otherwise
conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser . . . when the
consideration of the interest or property conveyed, exclusive of
the value of any lien or encumbrance remaining thereon at the time
of sale. The effective tax rate is $2.28 for each $500 or
fraction thereof of taxable value. To view current and
historic excise stamp charts, follow the links below: |
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Recording by Mail
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| To record by mail, send
the original document, a check payable to "Commonwealth of
Massachusetts" for the correct recording fee and a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Middlesex North Registry of
Deeds, 360 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA 01852. If your
document is Registered Land, please place a Postit Note on
the face of the document with the words "Registered
Land" written on it. Documents received by mail are
typically recorded and scanned the same day. Documents that
cannot be recorded are returned to the sender by mail, usually the
same day. |
"Multiple
Documents"
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document that is otherwise recordable on its own (or a photocopy
of such a document) shall not be recorded as an attachment to
another document but must be recorded separately.
This rule does not apply to Affidavits filed in accordance
with MGL chapter 183, section 5B |
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