State directory · New Jersey
19 New Jersey counties are verified with a free alert so far — each checked against the recorder or clerk's own published source. The directory grows county by county; unverified counties are listed honestly, never guessed.
the County Clerk in each county
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None — programs are county by county
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New Jersey is nearly blanketed: 19 of its 21 County Clerks offer a free property alert — most through Fidlar's Property Fraud Alert (by email, text, or phone call), a few through their own systems. The two exceptions, Hunterdon and Warren, are marked honestly in the table as having no free alert found. County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi of Union County and her colleagues have run these programs for a decade; enrollment is per county.
Every row below was verified against an official county, court, or state source in October 2026. If a signup page has moved, tell us at help@doogex.com — corrections are folded into our quarterly re-check.
| County / district | Status | Service | Run by | How you are notified | Signup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Atlantic County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Bergen | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Bergen County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Burlington | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Free. Signup also by phone at 1-800-728-3858. Notification method is chosen at signup (Burlington County Clerk FAQ: one method per subscription entry). | Burlington County Clerk | email, text message, or automated phone call | Official page ↗ |
| Camden | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Camden County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Cape May | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Cape May County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Cumberland | Free alert | FraudSleuth™ Free. Per the Clerk's announcement: create a free account on the Clerk's records site, then Preferences > Configure FraudSleuth Profile > Add Profile. | Cumberland County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Essex | Free alert | Record Alert Free service announced by the Essex County Register's Office: notification if property documents are recorded under your name or block and lot. Essex is one of only two NJ counties where a Register of Deeds and Mortgages, not the County Clerk, handles recordings. | Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages | email and text message | Official page ↗ |
| Gloucester | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Free registration website linked from the Gloucester County Clerk's own page ('Property Fraud Alert Registration'); the PFA site lists Gloucester (NJ) among the counties it serves. | Gloucester County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Hudson | Free alert | Recording Notification Service Free. Automated email alert with recording details when a document is recorded using a registered name, address, lot, block or municipality. Only documents recorded after subscribing. Hudson is one of only two NJ counties where a Register of Deeds and Mortgages, not the County Clerk, handles recordings. | Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages | Official page ↗ | |
| Hunterdon | No free alert | No property alert service. The NJ State Commission of Investigation report (Sept 2026) states Hunterdon and Warren are the two NJ counties that do not use a property alert system; Hunterdon also does not provide online public access to its property records. | Hunterdon County Clerk | — | — |
| Mercer | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Mercer County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Middlesex | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Middlesex County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Monmouth | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Free program running since 2017; subscribers choose email, text message or phone call alerts. | Monmouth County Clerk | email, text message, or phone call | Official page ↗ |
| Morris | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Morris County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Ocean | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Ocean County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Passaic | Free alert | Property Fraud Warning System Free. Signup is via the 'Sign Up For Free' button on this Passaic County Clerk page (the direct portal target was not exposed in the fetched page text). Method and name limits are per the NJ SCI report for LANDEX counties. | Passaic County Clerk | email and text message | Official page ↗ |
| Salem | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free. Register a party name and/or a property by municipality, block and lot; a matching recorded document generates an email alert (NJ SCI report). | Salem County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Somerset | Free alert | Recording Notification Service Free. Four-step signup on the portal: enter email, enter up to 5 names to monitor, sign up, then activate via the email instructions. Applies only to documents recorded after signup. | Somerset County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Sussex | Free alert | Property Alert Service The NJ State Commission of Investigation's 2026 deed-fraud report confirms Sussex County runs a Property Alert Service on the NewVision-Catalis platform, but the Clerk's website does not publish a direct signup link we could verify — call the Sussex County Clerk's office to enroll. | Sussex County Clerk | — | |
| Union | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Free subscription service. Signup also by phone at 800-728-3858. On the /select page, choose Union County to register. | Union County Clerk | email, text message, or voice phone call | Official page ↗ |
| Warren | No free alert | No property alert service. The NJ State Commission of Investigation report (Sept 2026) states Hunterdon and Warren are the two NJ counties that do not use a property alert system. | Warren County Clerk | — | — |
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The County Clerk in each county. That office — not a title company and not any website — is the only authority on its own records and its own alert program.
Yes. Every service in the table above is a government program offered at no charge by the recording office or its chosen platform. If a page ever asks you to pay to enroll in a county alert, you are on the wrong page — come back to the official link here.
No. DeedWatch is a directory and a guide. You enroll with the New Jersey office or its platform directly, and that program — not us — sends the alerts. We never see your recordings.
Use the deed self-check routine: pull your own record on a set schedule, keep your tax mailing address current, and know the first steps if a filing ever surprises you. The Setup Kit writes the whole routine out, county by county.
The Setup Kit covers what a directory listing can't: enrolling every version of your name, every property in every county, the deed self-check, and the first-72-hours playbook. One $39 payment — the New Jersey alert itself stays free.