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Passaic County deed and record copies
From the Passaic County Clerk in Paterson, plain or certified.
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Send the requestNeed a copy of a deed or mortgage for property in the county? The Passaic County Clerk in Paterson holds the recorded documents, and we pull them for you, plain or certified.
Passaic County Clerk
401 Grand St, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-225-3632
Office page · Listings differ on some details, so we confirm before each visit.
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Passaic 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 Passaic County?
With the Passaic County Clerk, 401 Grand St, Paterson, NJ 07505, 973-225-3632.
Can I search Passaic 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 Paterson, 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.
Passaic County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Passaic 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 Passaic County Clerk, and the two other offices people often need.
- Recording a deed
- The county's recording page does not state a deed fee plainly; see the recording page.
- Also on the county's page
- Recording office: 401 Grand Street, Room 113, Paterson, NJ 07505. $5 Homelessness Trust Fund fee per document and $20 more per document without a cover sheet.
- Wills and estates
- Passaic County Surrogate's Office
71 Hamilton St., Room 101, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-881-4760
The Passaic County Clerk does not hold probated wills; in Passaic County the Surrogate does. - Civil court files
- Passaic County Courthouse, 1st floor
77 Hamilton St, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-653-2910 ext. 24260
Court papers in a Passaic County civil case are copied at the Civil Division. - Assessment records and appeals
- Passaic County Board of Taxation
930 Riverview Dr., Ste 250, Totowa, NJ 07512
(973) 720-7394
Passaic County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Passaic County Clerk, recording; Passaic County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Passaic County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Passaic 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.