PLEASE
SEE DOCUMENT RETURN POLICY BELOW AS NEW USPS POSTAL
RATES HAVE CHANGED AS OF MAY 11, 2009.
RECORDING FEES
CASH & CHECK ONLY ACCEPTED FOR RECORDING
If paying by check please make check payable to either: REGISTRY OF DEEDS or COMMONWEALTH OF MASS
The following is a list of fees that are required under Massachusetts General Laws:
DOCUMENT TYPE
PRICE *
Declaration of Homestead
$ 35.00
Declaration of Trust
$ 225.00
Deed
$ 125.00
Mortgage
$ 175.00
Mortgage Foreclosure Deed & Affidavit
$ 125.00
Mortgage Discharge, Release or Partial Release
$ 75.00
Municipal Lien Certificate
$ 65.00
UCC Documents
$ 45.00
Federal Tax Liens (and related documents)
$ 5.00
Plans (per sheet)
$ 75.00
All other documents
$ 75.00
COPY FEES
Certified Copies (per page)
$ 1.00
Coin Operated Copy Machines (per page)
$ .50
Plan copy per
sq.ft. (i.e. a 24 x 36 plan will cost $6.00)
$ 1.00
Microfilm copies
$ 2.00
FAX FEES
Fax Local $1.00 per page
Fax Long Distance
$1.00 per page
* Includes all surcharges
DOCUMENT RETURN POLICY
The Registry
Policy will be to return all documents that have a
self-addressed stamped envelope at the time of recording. If a
self-addressed envelope with the correct postage is not
included, then the original recorded documents will be sent to
offsite storage.
USPS POSTAGE RATES AS OF MAY 11,
2009
Class
Weight
Current
Rate
First
Class Letter
1 oz
$0.44
Max:
11.5" x 8.126" H x 1/4" W
2 oz
$0.61
Non-machinable
surcharge $0.20
3 oz
$0.78
Max
wt. single/auto letter is 3.5 oz; presorted 3.3 oz.
3.5 oz
$0.95
Postcard
$0.28
Max
6" L x 4.25" H x .016" W
Weight
Flats
Parcels
Large
Envelopes and Packages
Exceeds
one or more of the dimensions for a letter
1 oz
$0.88
$1.22
size
mail but does not exceed:
2 oz
$1.05
$1.39
15"
L x 12" H x 3/4" W
3 oz
$1.22
$1.56
4 oz
$1.39
$1.73
5 oz
$1.56
$1.90
6 oz
$1.73
$2.07
L
= length
7 oz
$1.90
$2.24
H
= height
8 oz
$2.07
$2.41
W
= width (thickness)
9 oz
$2.24
$2.58
10 oz
$2.41
$2.75
11 oz
$2.58
$2.92
12 oz
$2.75
$3.09
13 oz
$2.92
$3.26
New
Fees
Single-Piece
Additional Ounce Rate
$0.17
Nonmachinable
Surcharge - letters
$0.20
Keys and
Identification Devices
$0.74
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