Town Clerk - Recording Fees, Copy Fees, Certification Fees and Conveyance Tax

 Recording Fees (Sec. 7-34a)

• $53.00 first page, $5.00 each subsequent page or portion thereof.
• $2.00 each transfer of property reportable to State.
• $5.00 if current mailing address of grantee not given.
• $1.00 if names of those executing, witnessing and acknowledging are not typed or printed under signature.
• $1.00 for each marginal notation of assignment subsequent to the first two
• $10.00 to file Maps
• $20.00 to file Maps of subdivisions of 3 or more parcels

Conveyance Tax (Sec. 12-494)

State

• Residential property and unimproved land: .0075 x consideration
• Residential dwelling over $800,000: .0075 x $800,000 + .01 x amount over $800,000
• Non-residential except unimproved land: .01 x consideration

Local

• All categories: .0025 x consideration

Copy and Certification Fees

• Copies of documents $1.00/page
• Use of battery-powered scanner: $20.00/occasion
• Certifying documents or maps: $2.00 each
• Copies of maps: $2.50 (small) $5.00 (large)
• Copies of minutes: $.50/page