Do you know the amount of information you can obtain online? With very minimal effort, you can discover all kinds of valuable information about your local real estate.

Residents of Rockland County can read information about taxes due, assessed value, property and improvement size, and more with only an address.

Many counties have this same option. If you aren’t sure where to start, try googling tax assessor in (your county’s name.)

The Rockland County Clerk files and records land-related legal documents, such as mortgages, deeds, satisfactions, and assignments. If you need them to be recorded, all documents must be originals, in recordable form, legible, signed and notarized. 
  1. How to get a copy of a deed, mortgage, satisfaction of mortgage, judgment or lien
    Go to the Land Records Information Desk in the search room of the Rockland County Clerk’s Office, Rockland County Courthouse, 1 South Main Street, Suite 100, New City, New York 10956-3549, Telephone (845)638-5069. There is a .25 per page copy charge.
  2. How to get a certified copy of one of these documents
    Make a copy of the document in the presence of County Clerk personnel, who will initial the document. Bring the document to the Land Records Counter to have it certified, at a fee of $1 per page, $4 minimum.
  3. How to find out the price someone paid for a property
    By viewing the deed, you can locate the transfer tax and use the following formula:
    Purchases before 5/82 - Transfer Tax divided by 1.10 times 1000.
    Purchases after 5/82 - Transfer Tax divided by 4.00 times 1000.
  4. How to get a subdivision map
    You can request a map by filling out a Map Order Slip at the Reproduction Department, located in the rear of the search room. Orders placed 9:00 a.m. —11:00 a.m. will be ready by 12:00 noon. Orders placed 11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. will be ready at 4:00 p.m.
    Orders placed 3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. will be ready by 12:00 noon the next day. There is a $5 charge for each map.
  5. How to get a survey map of an individual plot
    Maps of individual plots are not filed in this office and are therefore unavailable.
  6. How to find out if property is located in a flood zone
    Unofficial flood zone maps are located in the search room. See Information Desk personnel for assistance.
  7. Where you can find other links or download forms
    Purchase Blumberg Forms
    Download Transfer Tax Return/Credit Line Mortgage Certificate(TP-584)
    TP-584 Instructions
    Land Record Requirements and Fees
    Printable  Map  Form