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How do I search for a deed, mortgage, or lien?

This is how you look up what is already on file for a Bergen County property. County Clerk John S. Hogan's office keeps deeds, mortgages, liens, and related land documents in a searchable archive that goes back about 300 years.

Start on Land Record Services. That page is the door to Land Record Search, plus the coversheet, eRecording, and Agent Portal used by regular filers.

If you are not sure which tool you need, begin at the Land Records hub and choose search from there.

How do I record a new land document?

Recording is how a new deed, mortgage, or similar paper becomes part of the official county record. Until it is recorded, it is not in the public index other people search.

Use Land Record Services for the current coversheet, eRecording steps, and the Agent Portal. Title companies and high-volume filers usually go through the portal.

Before you send anything, check the document type and fee on Document Directory and Recording Fees.

What does recording cost, and how do I pay?

The fee depends on the kind of document (deed, mortgage, UCC, construction lien, tax lien, certified copy, and others). The list is on Document Directory and Recording Fees.

How you pay also depends on the fee. Realty transfer fees must be paid with an attorney trust check, a certified check, or a bank check, not a personal check. See Payment Requirements before you come in or mail a package.

If a payment is rejected, the document will not record. Call from Contact if you need the Land Records counter to walk through a payment type.

I think something was recorded against my property. What should I do?

Look at the official record first so you can see what was filed, when, and under which names. Use Land Record Search from Land Record Services.

If the filing looks like a foreclosure, read Residential Foreclosure Help and Information for counseling contacts and state refinance resources. The Clerk can show you what is on file. The Clerk cannot give legal advice or stop a court case.

Bring what you find, or ask a question, through Contact.

Who do I call about land records?

Land Records is a division of County Clerk John S. Hogan's office at One Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack. Staff there can help with a search, a recording, a fee, or a copy.

Start with the Land Records hub for self-service tools, then use Contact for the Land Records room, phone, hours, and a message form.