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Fees and Excise Tax
EXCISE TAX CALCULATOR
The excise tax is $4.56 per $1,000.
Consideration of Deed
 Total
Excise Amount:
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
PLEASE NOTE: Effective December 31, 2019, statewide
recording fees for the Community Preservation Act will increase from $10 to $25
and from $20 to $50, due to the enactment of the FY20 State Budget.
The following is a
list of fees that are required under Massachusetts General Laws:
DOCUMENT TYPE
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PRICE *
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Declaration of Homestead
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$ 35.00
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Declaration of Trust
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$ 255.00
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Deed
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$ 155.00
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Mortgage
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$ 205.00
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Mortgage Foreclosure Deed & Affidavit
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$ 155.00
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Mortgage Discharge, Release or Partial
Release
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$ 105.00
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Municipal Lien Certificate
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$ 80.00
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UCC Documents
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$ 75.00
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Federal Tax Liens (and related documents)
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$ 5.00
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Plans (per sheet)
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$ 105.00
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All other documents
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$ 105.00
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COPY FEES
Certified Copies (per page)
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$ 1.00
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Coin Operated Copy Machines (per
page)
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$ .50
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Plan copy per sq.ft. (i.e. a 24 x
36 plan will cost $6.00)
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$ 1.00
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FAX FEES
Fax Local $1.00 per page
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Fax Long Distance $1.00 per page
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* Includes all surcharges
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NOTARY FEES
$3/seal or $5/seal if longer than 15 minutes
*Please note: Homesteads are free, as well as all notarizations for applications or claims by a U.S. military veteran for a pension, allotment, allowance, compensation, insurance, or other veterans’ benefit (per M.G.L. Ch. 222, Section 23).
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DOCUMENT
RETURN POLICY
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The Registry Policy will be to return all documents that have a self-addressed
stamped envelope two weeks after the time of recording. If a self-addressed envelope with the
correct postage is not included, then the original recorded documents will be held for the statutory period of time, and then destroyed.
To calculate the correct postage for your return envelope, please visit the United States Post OFfice website at http://postcalc.usps.com. |
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contained in this electronic document is accurate. The Register's Office makes no
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is the responsibility of the user. The Register's Office 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.
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