Probate and Recording Deeds in Hillsborough County (Manchester and Nashua), New Hampshire
Where to file a will or open probate, and where to record a deed, in Hillsborough County (Manchester and Nashua) — with the state rules that apply.
Recording deeds
Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
E-recording: yes - vendors listed: Simplifile, Corporation Service Company, Indecomm Holding Inc, ePN - https://www.nhdeeds.org/hillsborough-e-recording
Recording fee: $10 first page, $4 each additional page (includes $2 RSA 478:17-j surcharge); $25 State LCHIP surcharge on deeds by separate check (exemptions apply) Fee schedule
New Hampshire rules that apply
| Probate steps | File a petition with the Probate Division to be appointed executor or administrator (with the will, if there is one). After appointment, give notice of the appointment (by publication unless the gross estate is $10,000 or less), file an inventory within 90 days, pay valid debts and taxes, file an account within one year and yearly after that, and then distribute and close the estate. Waiver of administration and summary administration shorten these steps. |
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| Signing and recording a deed | A deed must be signed by the grantor, acknowledged before a justice, notary public or other authorized official, and include the grantee's mailing address. To bind anyone other than the grantor and heirs, it must be acknowledged and recorded in the county registry of deeds; witnesses are not required for deeds acknowledged and recorded after August 15, 1981. Real estate transfer tax is $0.75 per $100 of price (minimum $20), charged to both buyer and seller. Transfer tax: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/V/78-B/78-B-1.htm. |
| Transfer-on-death deed | Yes, for deeds made on or after July 1, 2024 (Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act). The deed must meet normal deed requirements (signed and acknowledged), be titled "Transfer on Death Deed," state that the transfer happens at the owner's death, and be recorded in the registry of deeds for each county where the land lies before the owner dies and within 60 days after signing. The owner needs the same mental capacity as for a will. It can be revoked only by a later recorded instrument, not by a will. After the owner dies, the beneficiaries must record a notarized notice of death affidavit within 60 days (this filing is not a condition of the transfer). |
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