Land Records

RECORDING FEES – LAND RECORDS

$60.00 FOR THE FIRST PAGE 

$5.00 FOR EACH SUCCESSIVE PAGE 

  • Recording Nominee (Mers) $159.00 flat fee
  • Assignment/Release (Grantor only) 
  • Recording Nominee (Mers) $ 159.00 plus $5.00 each additional page
  • Mortgage/Modification/Subordination
  • (Nominee is Grantee)

 

CONVEYANCES:

A $2.00 LOCAL CONVEYANCE FEE IS DUE FOR ALL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS IF ANY CONSIDERATION WAS PAID.  
FOR CONVEYANCES WITH CONSIDERATION OF $2,000 OR MORE:  YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED (ORIGINAL) STATE OF CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX RETURN (OP-236).  THE STATE WILL NOT ACCEPT COPIES. THIS FORM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

A CHECK FOR STATE CONVEYANCE TAXES, MADE PAYABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES;
A SEPARATE CHECK FOR LOCAL CONVEYANCE TAXES, MADE PAYABLE TO THE Columbia Town Clerk.  THE LOCAL CONVEYANCE RATE IS .0025 .  TAX CALCULATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN ON FORM OP-236.

FOR CONVEYANCES THAT ARE STATUTORILY EXEMPT OR ARE FOR NO CONSIDERATION, STATE FORM OP-236 MUST STILL BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED, INDICATING REASON FOR EXEMPTION.  EXEMPTION CODES ARE GIVEN ON REVERSE SIDE OF FORM    OP-236.

DRS Update: Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return Information

The following new information has been posted on the DRS website:

  • OP-236, Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return (click here)
  • AN 2017(8), Revision to the Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return (click here)
  • IP 2017(9), Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return Information (click here)

 

Recent changes to the OP-236 fillable form are as follows:

  • The fonts on the name and address fields and the property location field are now "shrink to fit" thereby allowing more characters on the form.
  • The declaration and signature requirement have been removed from the Town Clerk Copy.
  • The pink shading was removed from page 1 of the OP-236 and is now only on the Town Clerk Copy consistent with the old carbon copy form.
  • Line 7 on the OP-236 changed to ask if more than one deed was filed with this conveyance.  This allows for manipulation to the mansion tax threshold on line    16a.  Preparers should read the instructions for Lines 16, 16a and 16b for details.
  • Line 14 check box for exempt transfers now requires an exempt code entry.  Exempt codes 1, 9A, 9B, 9C or 9D require a citation as well.  If an exemption is claimed, the preparer can enter the consideration on the appropriate line and there is "no tax due" calculation.
  • The consideration and tax fields now display commas.