1. We have TWO (2) FULL-SERVICE OFFICES
(Record in Both Recorded and Registered Land and Record Plans):
- Springfield – 436 Dwight Street, B42, Springfield, MA 01103
- Westfield – 59 Court Street, Rm#104, Westfield, MA 01085
2. We
have Historical Documents (images) going back to 1636.
3.
We
have Indexed Documents going back to 1947.
4. E-Recording is available for BOTH Recorded and
Registered Land.
5. You
can E-Record Multifunctional Documents in our Recorded and Registered
Land departments up to 10 notations (check with your E-Recording company for
participation and availability and check with our Office for filing fee
determination).
6.
We
offer FREE
Public Notary service for anyone who wishes to record a Declaration
of Homestead form with our Office.
7.1Emailing complicated documents in advance for
our review is HIGHLY recommended and encouraged to avoid unnecessary rejections
and delays.
8. We
have a FREE FRAUD ALERT SERVICE, the Consumer Notification System
– sign
up and be alerted immediately should any document that includes your
name be recorded at our Registry.
9.
Our
Registry offers FREE
workshops (Registry on the Go!) to any of the 23
Cities and Towns within Hampden County where we discuss the following topics:
- What we do and where we are located
- Declaration of Homestead
- Consumer Notification System – Free Fraud Alert
- Free Certified Copy of Deed and Declaration of Homestead to any Hampden County resident
Just contact us to schedule a workshop in your City and Town!
10. We are constantly working with the newest technology to improve our images and records. We are currently partnering with Boston University to create a transcription program to digitize our historical records. The goal is to transcribe the Old English Script which was used in the early 17th Century to digitized print…Stay Tuned!!!