Land Records
The New Hartford Town Clerk has made its records available online. You are now able to search wherever you have the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—even during major holidays. Search from your office, from your home, or even from another state. Search at your convenience.
New Hartford's Land Records are now accessible online at iqsworks.com. Online access offers the Index of Land Records including images back to 1955. The Index of Maps and Surveys has all our maps available online back to 1870. You may also request copies by mail if you enclose the appropriate fee and a self addressed stamped envelope.
Click here to access the Land Records Index
Effective immediately, death certificates will no longer be accepted for recording on the land records. To satisfy the requirements of CGS 45a-322, an affidavit may be filed indicating the name of the decedent, the date and place of death and whether the decedent had a will at the time of death.
e-Recording
The Town of New Hartford is accepting e-recordings through Corporation Service Company (866-652-0111), eRecording Partners (888-325-3365), Indecomm Global (651-765-6400) and Simplifile (800-460-5657). Customers interested in submitting instruments electronically may contact the Clerk's office to obtain a customer id number and work with any of these vendors to establish a verified relationship for same day electronic recordings.
Additionally, now that the State of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services has made electronic filing available for Real Estate Conveyance Taxes (Form OP-236) transactions requiring conveyance tax forms can be recorded electronically. Recorders must complete the electronic tax filing at https://drsbustax.ct.gov/REC/Account/LogonSubmitter prior to submitting their recording documents electronically.
LAND RECORDS FEE SCHEDULE
All Fees must be PrePaid - Cash, Check or Money Orders accepted
Recording Fees:
| Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Releases and all other legal documents to be recorded on the Land Records: | $60.00 first page of document effective 12/1/2017 |
| $5.00 each consecutive page | |
| $2.00 each transfer with conveyance tax due |
| Assignment by nominee of mortgagee as assignor or Release of Mortgage by nominee of mortgagee: | $159.00 per document |
| Any Document submitted by nominee except Assignment or Release specified above: | $159.00 first page |
Conveyance Tax:
Town of New Hartford
| All categories | .0025 x consideration |
State of Connecticut
| residential property & unimproved land | .0075 x consideration |
| residential dwelling over $800,000 | .0075 x $800,000 + |
| .0125 x amount over | |
| non-residential except unimproved land | .0125 x consideration |
Map Recording Fees
In accordance with Conn. Gen Statutes 7-31, maps to be recorded shall be drawn in ink or printed on mylar and shall be 36" long x 24" wide or 18" long by 12" wide or 18" long x 24" wide and bear the seal and certification of the surveyor.
| Subdivision Map of 3 or more parcels | $30.00 | |
| All other survey/boundary maps | $20.00 | |
Copies
| Copies of recorded land record documents | $1.00 per page |
| Copies of Survey Maps (digitized) | $1.00 each |
| Copies of Survey Maps (wide format) | $5.00 each |
| Hand held/battery powered scanner | $20.00 per occasion |
| Certification of documents or maps | $2.00 per instrument |