Bill > H1304

This bill proposes to increase various fees collected by the Registry of Deeds and the Land Court for services related to recording, filing, and registering documents, including deeds, mortgages, declarations of trust, and plans. Specifically, it amends existing laws to raise the fees for recording a deed or conveyance from an unspecified amount to $110, a mortgage from an unspecified amount to $160, and a declaration of trust from an unspecified amount to $210, among other adjustments to fees for various filings and certifications. The bill also introduces a surcharge under section 8 of chapter 44B, which is a state law concerning regional services, to be applied to these fees, and clarifies that county-operated registries of deeds will continue to deposit collected fees with the county treasurer, including any amounts exceeding the fee structure in place before the bill's effective date.