Recording a Sheriff's Deed

Sheriff's Deeds are recorded with the County Clerk's Office


To successfully record your Sheriff’s Deed with the Burlington County Clerk’s Office, you must:

  1. Include a Burlington County Summary Sheet with the Sheriff’s Deed. Download and print a copy from this link.
  2. Calculate the required Recording Fee. 
    • The Summary sheet fee is $45, plus $10 for each page of the Sheriff’s Deed. Double-sided pages count as two individual pages. Find the total by adding $45 for the Summary Sheet + ($10 x number of Sheriff’s Deed pages).
  3. Calculate the required Transfer Fee. 
    • Transfer fees can be calculated online at http://www1.njcountyrecording.com/njcr/Account/TransferFeeCalculator.aspx
    • Transfer fees are based on the stated true consideration, usually found on page 4, under the County Sheriff’s sworn statement of real estate described, PLUS any outstanding mortgages or judgments listed on the Affidavit for Consideration for Sheriff’s Deeds (usually the last page). The sum of those items is the consideration amount from which the transfer fee should be calculated. 
    • Do not include tax sale certificates, water/sewer, or property tax amounts as outlined on the back of the Affidavit of Consideration. 
  4. Attach a check to your documents, payable to “Burlington County Clerk”. 

  5. Provide a return envelope.


When all items listed above are ready, your deed may be submitted. Sheriff’s Deeds can be hand-delivered or mailed to the Burlington County Clerk’s Office at 50 Rancocas Road, 3rd Floor, PO Box 6000, Mount Holly, NJ 08060.

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