LAND RECORDS
The New Milford Town Clerk has land records available online beginning with records recorded April 1, 1918, Volume 75 to present https://recordhub.cottsystems.com/. Indexes are searchable from November of 1947, Volume 109 to present. Please note that images of land records are viewable at no cost. To download or print records, the cost is $2.00 per page.
The Town shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any damages in connection with the use of the information contained herein. This information is for reference only. The user is advised to search on all possible spelling variations of proper names, in order to maximize the search results.
This is a free service that helps protect residents from potential property and mortgage fraud. Cott Systems PropertyCheck will automatically alert you of any land record recordings regarding the name (s) you specify. Create as many variations of your name as you want and select how you would like to receive notifications. Please remember there may be other property owners in the Town of New Milford who have the same name.
RECORDING FEES
Land Record Documents: $60.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page.
Land Record Nominee (MERS or DART) Documents-Assignments and Releases: (Grantor only) $159 flat fee with no additional page fee
Land Record Nominee (MERS or DART) Other Documents (Mortgage, Modification, Subordination, Warranty Deed, Assumption/Amendment or Assignment/Release-Nominee is the Grantee): $159 for the first page, $5 for each additional page of the same document
Recording Surcharge:
$2.00 for each conveyance with consideration of $2,000 or more
Conveyance Tax:
State Conveyance Tax--as of July 1, 2020
Residential dwelling or property and unimproved land that is less than $800,000.
Consideration x .0075 = tax amount
Portion of residential dwelling or property and unimproved land between $800,000 and $2.5 million.
Consideration x .0125 = tax amount
Portion of residential dwelling or property and unimproved land that exceeds $2.5 million.
Consideration x .0225 = tax amount
Checks made payable to Commissioner of Revenue Services
Local Conveyance Tax
Consideration x .0025 = tax amount
Checks made payable to New Milford Town Clerk
Map Recording Fees:
Subdivision of 3 or more parcels $30 each. All other maps (ie. survey, site plans, easements) $20
(Maps must meet CGS 7-31 and 7-32 requirements in order to be recorded)
Copy Fees:
Land Records $1 per page
Certified Copies – cost for the copy plus $2 certification fee
Maps $1 8-1/2” x 11” (letter size), $1 8-1/2” x 14” (legal size), $3 11” x 17”, $15 full size (if available)
Use of hand-held scanners (including cell phones) $20 per occasion