State directory · New York
5 New York 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 most counties; in New York City, the City Register (Department of Finance)
5 verified
None — programs are county by county
Free
New York splits in two: inside the five boroughs, the City Register's Notice of Recorded Document Program (through ACRIS) will notify you by email, mail, or text when a document is recorded on your property — verified below. Outside the city, recording sits with each County Clerk; Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Erie Counties run their own verified alert programs, listed below, and the rest of upstate is being verified county by county. New York's Attorney General has prosecuted deed theft aggressively, which is one reason the city's notification program exists.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | Free alert | Property Alert Service Free, no fee per official FAQ; matches S-B-L and/or party names on recorded documents. | Erie County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Nassau | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Program Free service from County Clerk's office; email alert generally within a few days of recording, per official county pamphlet. | Nassau County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| New York City (all five boroughs) | Free alert | Notice of Recorded Document Program Unitary city system: City Register covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx via ACRIS; Staten Island (Richmond) documents are referred to Richmond County Clerk per NYC guidance. Single entry used because program is citywide. Online NRD signup also seen at a836-acrissds.nyc.gov/NRD/. Monitors a property by Borough/Block/Lot, not a name. | New York City Department of Finance, Office of the City Register | email, mail, SMS | Official page ↗ |
| Suffolk | Free alert | Homeowner Watch List (HOWL) Register property via Clerk's Kiosk Search Records page; email when a deed or any land record affecting the property is recorded/filed. County page does not state free/fee in text fetched. | Suffolk County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Westchester | Free alert | Property Alert System Free service launched Sept 28, 2026 per county press release; register name or address in WCCPAS, email when matching land record recorded. | Westchester County Clerk | Official page ↗ |
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The County Clerk in most counties; in New York City, the City Register (Department of Finance). 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 York 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 York alert itself stays free.