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Essex County deed and record copies
From the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Newark, plain or certified.
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Send the requestLand 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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- 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.
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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, the 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.
Essex County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Essex County
Recorded deeds are one of three places the county keeps property and estate records. Here is what we could confirm about recording with the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, and the two other offices people often need.
- Recording a deed
- We could not confirm a recording fee page; check the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages site.
- Wills and estates
- Essex County Surrogate's Office
495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4901
Wills admitted to probate in Essex County, and grants of administration, are handled here, not at the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. - Civil court files
- Essex County Hall of Records, Civil customer service, Room 201
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
973-776-9300 ext. 56800
Copies from a Essex County Superior Court civil case come from the Civil Division, not the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. - Assessment records and appeals
- Essex County Board of Taxation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Justice Complex, 495 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 230, Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 395-8525
Essex County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages; Essex County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Essex County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Essex County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals. Checked November 2026. Call a county office before you go; rooms and extensions change.