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Suffolk County Recording Fee Increase

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Effective October 16, 2008, the increased Suffolk County recording fees are as follows:

  • Per page fee will increase from $3 per page to $5 per page.
  • Handling fee will increase from $5 per document to $20 per document

All documents presented or re-presented for recording on or after October 16, 2008 will be assessed at the new fee.

Westchester County Clerk Adds Uniform Commercial Code Filings to List of E-Initiatives

Monday, June 9th, 2008

As of Monday, June 2nd, customers can E-File the most common Uniform Commercial Code statements.

E-Filing offers customers many benefits. UCCs can be E-Filed at any hour of the day, even when the Office of the Westchester County Clerk is closed. And customers can E-File from any location with an internet connection. Fees can be paid online with a credit card. Customers receive e-mail notice of filing. The system is easy to learn and simple to use. There is no fee for the use of the system, though the statutory processing fees must still be paid.

The Westchester County Clerk’s UCC E-Filing system permits the filing of initial Uniform Commercial Code, or UCC-1 statements, as well as UCC-3 Amendments, electronically. To access the Westchester County Clerk’s UCC E-Filing System, go to ucc.westchesterclerk.com.

The Office of the Westchester County Clerk is located at 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in White Plains and is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. For more information about Uniform Commercial Code Filings, please call 995-3098 or visit our website.

ACRIS E-Forms

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

If you want this company to prepare the required ACRIS E-Form, please click here for order form. The charge is $175.00.

ACRIS 2.1

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

New York State Land Title Insurance has been in contact with NYC DOF continuously concerning the ACRIS 2.1 rollout and the subsequent problems.

The DOF admitted that an error had been made by them and is in the process of working out a solution for any documents submitted prior to July 3, not recorded to date, and closings that took place prior to July 3, and not submitted to date.

Hopefully we will have an answer that we will be able to communicate to you shortly.

As of now, documents submitted from July 3 forward will require the e-tax forms.

If you are getting error messages contact the ACRIS HELP DESK at 212-487-6300.