Records · Essex County
Essex County deed and record copies
From the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Newark, plain or certified.
Land records for Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Orange, Livingston, Belleville are kept by the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Newark. We search, order and send you copies of deeds, mortgages and releases, certified when a bank, court or buyer asks for it.
Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages
Hall of Records, Room 130
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4960
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Essex County land records search
By statute, county clerks may charge $2 a page for copies their staff make and $5 for a clerk's certificate (N.J.S.A. 22A:2-29). Many counties charge less for self-service or online copies, so the exact fee depends on the county and the copy. We pass it through at cost.
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Before you send
- Give the names, property address, book and page, or docket number so the record can be found.
- Agency copy and certification fees are billed at cost after the pull.
- Vital records can only go to people the state allows to request them.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Essex County?
With the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages (Hall of Records, Room 130), 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102, 973-621-4960. Essex and Hudson are the two New Jersey counties with a separate Register of Deeds and Mortgages.
Can I search Essex County land records online?
Yes, Essex County has an online land records search. Plain copies can often be printed there. Certified copies still come from the office in Newark, and we can order them for you.
Can you tell me who owns a property?
We pull the recorded documents. Reading a title or deciding ownership is work for a title company or lawyer.