Recording Fees
Effective December 31, 2019 the Legislature increased the statewide recording fees for the Community Preservation Act. Due to the enactment of the FY20 State Budget the surcharge will increase from $10 to $25 and from $20 to $50. Any recordings submitted postmarked December 30, 2019 or earlier may be accepted at the $10/$20 rate.
For further details, please see the amended legislature below: SECTION 29. Section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3, 8 and 23, the figure "$20" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $50.
SECTION 30. Said section 8 of said chapter 44B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 10, 14 and 24, the figure "$10" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $25.
SECTION 105. The commissioner of revenue shall notify the registers of deeds, the assistant recorders and the joint committee on revenue of the new surcharge amounts established in sections 29 and 30. All documents or instruments received by the registers of deeds and assistant recorders that are postmarked prior to the effective date of said sections 29 and 30 shall be subject to the fee surcharge applicable under section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws that was in effect before that date.
SECTION 107. Sections 29 and 30 shall take effect on December 31, 2019.
In accordance with the Massachusetts Deeds Indexing Standards, documents must only be printed on one side of the paper, double-sided pages will not be accepted. In the past, we have accepted double-sided pages. Please plan accordingly. For more information on the current Massachusetts Deeds Indexing Standards, please click on the link in the menu at the left of the page.