Transaction Coordinator in Atlantic County, NJ.

What we handle on an Atlantic County file

Atlantic County is incorporated into 23 municipalities, and they handle a resale in very different ways: Atlantic City, Ventnor, and Margate each require their own certificate of occupancy before a sale, while Egg Harbor Township says in writing that it requires no resale certificate of occupancy and lets the seller self-certify smoke alarms by notarized affidavit. Atlantic City adds another layer, because a short-term rental license dies automatically the day the property changes hands. On well properties, Atlantic is one of the nine counties where the State requires mercury on every Private Well Testing Act sample. The Clerk directs deeds to its Mays Landing office, where even the GIT/REP and RTF forms are charged as recorded pages. Once your deal is ratified, PLS builds and manages the file in KW Command, tracks every deadline and contingency, routes documents for signature, and coordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent. See the full transaction coordination service for the complete scope, and the New Jersey overview for statewide notes.

• KW Command fileBuilds and manages the file in KW Command.
• Every deadlineTracks every deadline and contingency.
• SignaturesRoutes documents for signature.
• Every partyCoordinates with lender, title, attorneys, and the co-op agent.

Transfer tax in Atlantic County

New Jersey's Realty Transfer Fee is imposed on the seller and runs on two mutually exclusive schedules, which must never be blended. At total consideration of $350,000 or less it is $2.00 per $500 up to $150,000, $3.35 per $500 from $150,000 to $200,000, and $3.90 per $500 from $200,000 to $350,000. Above $350,000 a different schedule applies to the whole amount: $2.90 per $500 up to $150,000, $4.25 per $500 to $200,000, $4.80 per $500 to $550,000, $5.30 per $500 to $850,000, $5.80 per $500 to $1,000,000, and $6.05 per $500 above that. Reduced schedules exist for senior, blind, disabled, and low and moderate income sellers, and a notarized Form RTF-1 must be annexed to the deed to claim one. Consideration over $1,000,000 also triggers the Graduated Percent Fee that replaced the old 1 percent mansion tax on July 10, 2025 under P.L. 2025 c. 69: 1 percent above $1,000,000, 2 percent above $2,000,000, 2.5 percent above $2,500,000, 3 percent above $3,000,000, and 3.5 percent above $3,500,000, charged as a straight percentage of the entire consideration rather than as brackets. Liability for it shifted from the buyer to the seller, and the Division of Taxation is explicit that the operative date is when the deed is submitted for recording, not the closing date. Form RTF-1EE must be annexed to every deed over $1,000,000 and to every commercial transfer. There is no separate Atlantic County transfer tax.

Recording a deed in Atlantic County

The Atlantic County Clerk's Office sits at Historic Court House Complex, 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330, 609-625-4011. The current recording fee is $40 for the first page of a deed, including the $10 tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional page. The Clerk charges the attached state forms as pages: the RTF-1 or RTF-1EE affidavit is $10, the GIT/REP-3 seller residency form is $10, and the GIT/REP-1 nonresident form is $10, and only the front page of each affidavit and GIT/REP form is recorded. Indexing beyond five names is $6 per name. Mortgages and agreements are $30 for the first page plus $10 per additional page. A discharge, release, assignment, modification, subordination, or postponement of mortgage is $40 for the first page including the marginal notation, plus $10 per page and $10 per additional marginal notation, and a cancellation of mortgage is $20. A notice of settlement is $20 for a two party contract or mortgage commitment and $25 for a three party settlement. Deliver documents and fees to the Mays Landing office, which is open 8:30 to 4:00. Checks for recording fees and the Realty Transfer Fee are payable to Atlantic County Clerk's Office, while a check for the GIT/REP-1 estimated tax and voucher must be payable to State of NJ, Division of Taxation, so a nonresident seller file needs two separate checks. The Clerk offers electronic recording through its own eRecord portal. The County also keeps a satellite office at 1333 Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City, open 8:30 to 4:00, but the Clerk's recording page directs deeds to Mays Landing.

The Clerk's Basic Recording Requirements sheet states that all deeds recorded after August 1, 2004, other than sheriff's deeds, must have the appropriate seller's residency form attached, and that a deed with consideration over $1,000,000 must also carry the RTF-1EE affidavit with the required fee. An affidavit of consideration must be recorded with every deed claiming a full or partial Realty Transfer Fee exemption, with the reason for a full exemption written out and the correct partial exemption box completed. The sheet also lists the content checks the Clerk applies: grantee mailing address with ZIP code, consideration stated in the deed, acknowledgment, or affidavit, the current tax lot and block preceded by the words from the current official tax map of, grantor names printed under the signatures, a dated acknowledgment naming the state and county and the persons who appeared, the officer's name, title, and expiration printed under the signature, and a Prepared By signature with printed name on the first page. Every paper submission requires an Atlantic County Document Summary Sheet on the Clerk's form; e-recorded documents are exempt. Form GIT/REP-3 itself states that the county clerk will not record the deed if the form is incomplete or the original is not submitted with the deed.

Recording fees and transfer tax rates for every county we coordinate in are collected side by side on our recording fee and transfer tax reference.

What actually holds up a closing here

Pricing

Transaction coordination in New Jersey is billed per file, not as a monthly retainer. Contract to close is $450 per transaction, and the full rate card including dual agency, unrepresented party (FSBO or URB), and listing management is published on our pricing page. No fixed overhead, no minimum volume.

Where these figures come from

The county-level figures on this page come from the official sources listed below. Municipal fees and deadlines come from each municipality's own published schedules and ordinances, which are revised more often than they are archived. We publish what we could verify and leave out what we could not. Fees and ordinances change; if you are relying on a figure here for a live file, confirm it with the issuing office, and tell us if you find a discrepancy so we can correct the page.