Records · Union County
Union County deed and record copies
From the Union County Clerk in Elizabeth, plain or certified.
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Send the requestIn Union County, the County Clerk records deeds and mortgages. We order the copies you need from the office in Elizabeth and send them back as a scan.
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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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Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Union County?
With the Union County Clerk (Recording Office), 2 Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, 908-527-4787.
Can I search Union 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 Elizabeth, and we can order them for you.
Do you do title searches?
No. We pull specific recorded documents you ask for. A full title search is a job for a title company.
Union County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Union County
Three Union County offices hold the records people most often ask us to pull: the Union County Clerk, the Surrogate and the Board of Taxation.
- Recording a deed
- $45.00 first page including tax abstract, $10.00 each additional page, as the county's page states it. Recording fees
- Wills and estates
- Union County Surrogate (Union County Courthouse)
2 Broad St., 2nd Floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
908-527-4280
Wills admitted to probate in Union County, and grants of administration, are handled here, not at the Union County Clerk. - Civil court files
- Union County Courthouse, Civil Case Management, Tower
2 Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
908-787-1650 ext. 22120
Copies from a Union County Superior Court civil case come from the Civil Division, not the Union County Clerk. - Assessment records and appeals
- Union County Board of Taxation
300 North Avenue East, Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 527-4775
Union County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Union County Clerk, recording; Union County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Union County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Union 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.