The Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) allows you to search residential or commercial property records and view document images for Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn from 1966 to the present.

- Find a Residential Or Commercial Property Borough, Block and Lot (BBL) or Address
- Access Deeds and Other Recorded Documents
- Create Cover Pages and Tax Return to Record Documents
- Compute and Spend For Residential Or Commercial Property Transfer Taxes

Announcements

Claiming a New York City Real Residential Or Commercial Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Transfers to or from Housing Development Fund Companies (HDFC) - Using ACRIS to develop NYC-RPT
Beginning August 19, 2016, taxpayers may be qualified to declare a complete or partial Real Residential or commercial property Transfer Tax exemption for transfers of genuine residential or commercial property, or economic interests therein, to or from Housing Development Fund Companies, or entities in which a Housing Development Fund Company owns a controlling interest (jointly called an "HDFC Transfer") under Section 11-2106( b)( 9) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York City (the "HDFC Exemption").

Effective March 24, 2017, the NYC-RPT form has actually been modified to consist of:

1. A new Condition of Transfer w. Transfer to an HDFC or an entity managed by an HDFC
2. A new Schedule L - HDFC Exemption

For extra information on how to claim a new Real Residential or commercial property Transfer Tax (" RPTT") exemption for transfers of real residential or commercial property topic to particular affordable housing restrictions, click here.

FAQs relating to the discontinued use of microfiche

Related types

City Register Index Correction Request
City Register Recording Fee Refund Request
Residential Or Commercial Property Information Update Form Please keep in mind that we do not upgrade residential or commercial property information for Individual co-op systems.

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Services available by consultation

Land Records and City Register services

- Submit files
- Research, evaluation, and print residential or commercial property records (restricted to one hour).
- Request accredited copies of residential or commercial property records.
- Pay filing costs for taping files by charge card or inspect

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City Register now accepts all documents electronically.
All genuine residential or commercial property transfer tax returns, including returns for transfers of genuine residential or commercial property located in Staten Island, should be filed digitally utilizing ACRIS. Real residential or commercial property transfer income tax return for transfers of real residential or commercial property situated in Staten Island should likewise be submitted in paper form.

Document review and acceptance process

Submitting documents

1. What are the steps of the eRecordings process, when I have registered to eRecord?

1. Prepare the documents:.
1. Create the tax return.
2. Create a cover page.
3. Scan document into PDF

2. Where can I see a step-by-step for this procedure?

Step-by-step instructions are offered in the eRecording Document Submission Guide. Found at nyc.gov/ acris

3. If a transaction includes single and numerous documents, can some be submitted by means of eRecording and others by means of the regular submission procedure?

No, all files from one transaction need to be sent in the exact same manner, either through eRecording or by means of the regular submission procedure.

4. What do I do if I am having problems with eRecording?

Contact the Division of Land Records

Guides

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

eRecording Document Submission Guide ACRIS Enhancements Guide.
Fees and requirements

Instructions from the City Register

Completing a Cover Page for a UCC Financing Statement.
The Document Date went into should be the exact same as the Cover Page preparation date, or within 6 months of the preliminary UCC filing's expiration date.

Flip Transactions.
When a Flip Transaction (a transfer from celebration A to B, then celebration B to C) is involved:

- Complete 2 different RPTT kinds, using 2 separate E-Tax transactions.
- Submit under two separate cover pages.
- Transfer to the owner (from celebration B to C) should be submitted in the 2nd cover page.

ACRIS transforms all uploaded PDF files to images for final archival purposes. It is your duty to guarantee that the uploaded PDF can be effectively transformed. If it can not, clearness may be lost throughout the conversion process, and as a result, your submission might be rejected, or the file might be positioned in the public record with reduced clearness.

To make sure that the PDF can be properly transformed to images, please make sure that your PDF fulfills the following guidelines:

- Document pages should be no larger than 11" x 17" (or 17" x 11" in landscape mode).
- PDFs must be black and white. Colors in PDFs will not convert plainly.
- PDFs must not have any layers. Any layers should be flattened before uploading.
- PDFs may not have any made it possible for security functions avoiding them from being converted.
- to images.
- PDFs must be image scans with a resolution of 300 DPI.

System schedule

The ACRIS application's "Find Addresses and Parcels and Create Tax Forms/ Create Cover Pages functions may be not available throughout the following times due to system maintenance:

- Sundays from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
- Daily from 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM (for a number of minutes just)

ACRIS ePayment might be not available at the following times due to system upkeep:

- Nightly from 1:00 AM - 2:15 AM.
- Sundays from 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM

If you are trying to access any of these functions throughout these times, service might be disrupted.

System requirements

- Os: Microsoft Windows 7 or later on.
- Web Browsers - Internet Explorer 11 and up.
- Firefox (latest variation).
- Chrome (most current variation).
- Session Cookies allowed.
- Javascript enabled.
- Pop-up blockers handicapped

Bandwidth usage limitations.
In order to supply the very best ACRIS (Automated City Register Information System) experience for all users and to make sure there is no deterioration in system performance, the Department closely keeps track of user traffic. System gadgets are set up to keep track of bandwidth utilization and are set to restrict the daily bandwidth usage to 400 MB, effective May 15, 2006. The Department will deny future access to those IP addresses in offense of this policy.

In addition, the Department restricts access to users of robotics, automated scripts and other techniques that take in excessive bandwidth to download information from ACRIS. High-volume users need to call the City Register to establish information subscription services that have actually been specifically designed to support such traffic.

A word about ACRISasap and ACRIS.com.
Please be advised that neither ACRISasap nor ACRIS.com is a New York City Department of Finance approved service or website. Any mistakes that occur as an outcome of utilizing these websites are the obligation of the filer, including any resulting penalty and interest.

Additional details

Searching for Recorded Documents.
Preparing a Cover Page to Record a File.
Creating Electronic Tax (E-tax) Transfer Forms.
Introducing Electronic Data Services (EDS).
Electronic Data Services (EDS) Resources.
FAQ: General ACRIS Information.
FAQ: Electronic Tax (E-tax) Forms.
Checklist for Document Recording

For additional details on the Real Residential Or Commercial Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) click here.

Contact information

Call the ACRIS Customer Service at (212) 487-6300 for support or Email the ACRIS Help Desk.
Contact the Division of Land Records.

Bronx County Office: 3030 3rd Ave, second flooring Bronx, NY 10455.
Kings County Office: 210 Joralemon Street, second floor Brooklyn NY 11201.
New York City County Office: 66 John Street, 13th flooring New york city, NY 10038.
Queens County Office: 144-06 94th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens 11435

Historical index information subscriptions.
Historical index information is likewise available for download by unique request to the City Register. An active membership to download this information is not needed. Instead, such demands will be evaluated and approved on a case-by-case basis. The expense of downloading historic index data will be priced estimate beforehand. When the estimated cost is accepted and payment received, the information will be made offered for download. For additional information Contact Finance.