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Schedule of Fees Effective 8/1/2004  

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Cape May County Clerk's Office REGULAR FEES Marginal Reference Abstract Fee Flat Fee
Schedule of Fees (8/1/2004)        
INSTRUMENT: $30.00 first page, plus
$10.00 each page after
$10.00 per book &
page or reference
$10.00 per
municipality
per instrument
Agreement yes if applies    
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Identification Card
      $10.00
Amendment Construction Lien   yes   $15.00
Amendment Notice of Unpaid
Balance & Right to File Lien
  yes   $15.00
Assignment of Mortgage yes yes    
Assignment of Rents & Leases yes      
Assignment Tax Sale Certificate yes yes    
Bank Mergers yes      
Bank Mergers, certificates       $5.00
Bond       $25.00
Business Trade Name Certificate       $50.00
CAFRA Appeal       $7.50
CAFRA Permit (recorded) yes      
Cancellation of a Mortgage       $20.00
Cancellation of a Tax Sale Certificate       $20.00
Clerk's Certificate       $5.00
Condominium Lien       $7.50
Construction Lien       $15.00
Copies, certified $10.00 certification
plus $1.00 page
      Cert. $10.00 +
$1.00 page
Copies, marking "true copy" per instrument       $2.00
Copies, plain per page       $2.00
Copies, certified copy of veteran's discharge       $6.00
Court Order yes if applies if applies  
Covenants & Restrictions yes      
Deed yes   yes  
Discharge Condominium Lien       $7.50
Discharge Construction Lien   yes   $15.00
Discharge Notice of Lis Pendens
(for filed or recorded)
  yes   $30.00
Discharge Notice of Unpaid
Balance & Right to File Lien
  yes   $15.00
Discharge of Mortgage yes yes    
Discharge Physician or Hospital Lien       $15.00
Disclaimer       $15.00
Dissolution Business Trade Name Certificate       $25.00
Easement yes   yes  
Federal Tax Lien       $25.00
Fireman's Certificate       no fee
General Permit yes      
Hospital Lien Claim       $15.00
Identification Cards (ages up to 54)       $10.00
Identification Cards (ages 55 and over)       $3.00
Inheritance Tax Waiver       $15.00
Institutional Lien       no fee
LURP       no fee
Master Deed (add flat fee for Survey & Plans) yes   yes $55.00
Modification of Mortgage yes yes    
Mortgage yes      
Municipal Lien       $15.00
Municipality Recording, any       $8.00
Names fee for indexing in
excess of 5 names, per name
      $6.00
Notary Change of Address       no fee
Notary Change of Name       $7.50
Notary Commission (in or out)       $15.00
Notary Public Oath       $15.00
Notice of Lis Pendens
(filed for foreclosure)
  yes   $30.00
Notice of Lis Pendens (recorded) yes if applies    
Notice of Sale       $15.00
Notice of Settlement (2 Parties)       $20.00
Notice of Settlement (3 Parties)       $40.00
Notice of Unpaid Balance &
Right to File Lien
      $15.00
Partial Release of Mortgage yes yes    
Partnership Agreement       $50.00
Physician Lien       $15.00
Physician Registration       $25.00
Postponement of Mortgage yes yes    
Power of Attorney yes      
Redemption Tax Sale Certificate yes yes    
Reimbursement Agreement       no fee
Release     yes if applies    
Release Federal Tax Lien       $20.00
Release Notice of Unpaid Balance &
Right to File Lien
  yes   $15.00
Re-recording of a recorded document yes yes    
Subdivision Map (2 duplicate mylars)
each map
      $55.00
Subordination Construction Lien   yes   $15.00
Subordination Notice of Unpaid Balance &
Right to File Lien
  yes   $15.00
Subordination of Mortgage yes yes    
Tax Sale Certificate yes      
Uniform Commercial Code documents all types       $25.00
Vacation Ordinance or Dedication of Streets yes      
Vendor License for veterans and exempt firemen       no fee
Veteran's Discharge       no fee
Warrant for Satisfaction, NJ Division of Taxation       $6.00
Warrant of Execution, NJ Division of Taxation       $9.00
New Jersey Realty Transfer
Tax Rates Effective 8/1/2004
Consideration Amount Rate per 500
of Consideration
Rate per 1000
of Consideration
 
Standard & New Construction up to 350,000 1st 150,000 2 4  
  150,000.01-200,000 3.35 6.7  
  200,000.01 + 3.9 7.8  
         
Standard & New Construction over 350,000 1st 150,000 2.9 5.8  
  150,000.01-200,000 4.25 8.5  
  200,000.01-550.000 4.8 9.6  
  550,000.01-850,000 5.3 10.6  
  850.000.01-1M 5.8 11.6  
  1,000,000.01 + 6.05 12.1  
Partial Exemption up to 350,000 Senior Citizen,
Blind, Disabled, Low & Moderate Income Housing
1st 150,000 0.5 1  
   150,000.01 + 1.25 2.5  
         
Partial Exemption over 350.000 Senior Citizen,
Blind, Disabled, Low & Moderate Income Housing
1st 150,000 1.4 2.8  
  150,000.01-550,000 2.15 4.3  
  550,000.01-850,000 2.65 5.3  
  850,000.01-1M 3.15 6.3  
  1,000,000.01 + 3.4 6.8  
There is an additional fee for Grantees of properties which transfer for more than $1,000,000. 
The fee is 1% of the entire consideration.


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