Filing Fees-Land Records /Survey Maps/Copies
The Town Clerks office is responsible for the filing of documents. The land record fees are as follows.
Make checks payable to the Town of Newtown.
Our Land Record INDEX is available online Click here
Recording Documents
NOTE FEE CHANGES PER HB 7287 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025:
Land Record Documents: $70 for the first page, $5 for each additional page of the same document
Land Record Nominee (MERS) Documents-Assignments and Releases: (Grantor only) $160 flat fee with no additional page fee
Land Record Nominee (MERS) Other Documents (Mortgage, Modification, Subordination, Warranty Deed, Assumption/Amendment or Assignment/Release-Nominee is the Grantee): $160 for the first page, $5 for each additional page of the same document
Surcharges
- $2.00 each transfer 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
Copies, certified copies of land records and maps
- Copies of documents - $1.00 each page
- For certified copies - $2.00
- Copies of maps- 11x17 $3.00 Engineer/Blue line 24x36 $5.00
- Certifying a map - $2.00 each
Conveyance Tax
- Conveyance taxes for local as well as State taxes are handled through the Town Clerk's office and monies are then sent to the State.
- Conveyance tax forms.
Local Conveyance Tax
- All categories - .0025 x consideration.
Filing Maps
- Any map - $20.00
- Maps of subdivisions - $30.00
- All maps can be viewed on our public computers in the office and copies can be made upon request.