Online City Register

The Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) allows you to search property records and view document images for Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn from 1966 to the present.

• Find a property Borough, Block and Lot (BBL) or Address
• Create Cover Pages And Tax Forms To Record Documents
• Compute Property Transfer Taxes

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DIGITAL TAX MAPS (DTM)

NEW! Finance is implementing a new program to assist property owners by attempting to limit the harm caused by recording a fraudulent document. This program will let you know when a document is recorded against your property without your knowledge.

   Recorded Document Notification Online Application
   Program Description
   Notice of Recorded Document FAQs
   Notice by Mail of Recorded Document Application  

Using ACRIS:
Current Announcements
Announcement Archives
Instructions from the City Register
Tutorials & Help
Forms
ACRIS Privacy Statement

Technical Information:
System Requirements
Restricting Excessive ACRIS User Traffic
Technical Assistance and Subscription Services Contacts

Current Announcements

Changes to Document Search effective March 12, 2010

• In the "Detailed Document Screen" the consideration amount from the RPTT (from line 11, schedule 1) will be displayed in the Document Amount field, rather than the RPTT Cash amount of the property (from line 1, schedule 1) This means the amount will include the cash payment or value of the property plus other considerations such as; RPT Tax and/or other taxes or expenses of the grantor paid by the grantee or amounts of other liens on the property.
  
• On the Document Details screen, the Percentage of Interest Transferred from the RPTT (from the Property Location section of page 1) will be displayed when known.

Changes to the E-Tax application Real Property Transfer Tax Return (RPT) section Effective June 8, 2009
ACRIS customers using the E-Tax application will see a new form (Schedule I) in the Real Property Transfer Tax Return (RPT) section. It will be required if the Condition of Transfer is "Transfer Pursuant To Martial Settlement Agreement Or Divorce Decree." If the Condition of Transfer is “Other,” the new schedule will be optional. For all other Conditions of Transfer, the new schedule will not be displayed.  Schedule I will be grouped together with other schedules in alpha order.

The ACRIS application, “Find Addresses and Parcels and Create Tax Forms / Create Cover Pages,” may be unavailable Sundays from 4:00am to 10:00am, and Sunday 9:00pm to Monday 4:00am. This is due to routine maintenance.

The City’s Digital Tax Map (DTM) is available on-line
The official tax maps for the City of New York are maintained by the Tax Map Office. Tax maps show the lot lines, the block and lot numbers, the street names, lot dimensions, and easements. You can access:

• Current Tax Maps
• Library of Past Tax Maps
• History of Tax Map Changes

DIGITAL TAX MAPS (DTM)

The link between ACRIS and the Digital Tax Map is now available
The ACRIS “Search Results By Parcel Identifier” screen now includes a button, “View Current Tax Map” to link a BBL.

Changes to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Customer Registration Form for Water and Sewer Billing–Effective September 29, 2008

Starting September 29th ACRIS customers will see the following changes related to the DEP Water and Sewer Registration form:

• The Water Sewer Tab will no longer exist.
  • To receive the water and sewer bills at an address other than the property address, please click the mailing address tab and follow the instructions.
  • In addition, if you want to receive a duplicate copy of the bill at a third party address, please call DEP at 718-595-7000.
• Changes to the Property Information Tab - Additional Property Information section:
  • The optional Meter # and Account # Fields have been removed. This information is no longer available via ACRIS
• Changes to the Mailing Address Tab
  • Wording has been added to indicate the property address will be used by DEP as the billing address for all Water/Sewer correspondence.  You may enter another billing address via the DOF Statement of Account Web Site.
• The printed order of completed NYC-RPT forms are:
  • An Affidavit Of Compliance With Smoke Detector Requirement For One and two Family Dwellings
  • A Customer Registration Form for Water and Sewer Billing
  • A Real Property Transfer Tax Return
• The layout of the Customer Registration Form for Water and Sewer Billing has changed.

Beginning June 1, 2008: Please provide an appropriate sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope, with your submitted documents if you wish our recorded papers be returned by mailed.

Announcement Archives

Instructions from the City Register

Completing A Cover Page For A UCC Financing Statement
The Document Date entered should be the same as the Cover Page preparation date, or within six months of the initial UCC filing's expiration date.

Flip Transactions
When a Flip Transaction (a transfer from party A to B, then party B to C) is involved:

• Complete two separate RPTT forms, using two separate E-Tax transactions
• Submit under two separate cover pages
• Transfer to the owner (from party B to C) must be filed in the second cover page.

Tutorials & Help
Searching for documents
Preparing a cover page to register a document
Creating electronic tax (E-tax) property forms
Subscription Data Services (SDS)
Email ACRIS Helpdesk

FAQ: General ACRIS Information (426k)
FAQ: Electronic Tax (E-tax) Forms (200k)
Intake Record Checklist (243k)
Document Examination Checklist (66k)

Forms
NYC Property Tax Forms
NYS Real Estate Transfer Tax Return and Instructions

Technical Information

System Requirements
Note: The Department has not fully tested nor qualified the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) for use with ACRIS or DTM Online. If you are using IE8, you must select Compatibility Mode in order to use these applications.

Microsoft Windows 95 or later
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or higher; Netscape Navigator 8.x or higher.
Minimum resolution 1024x768 dpi
Recommended resolution 1280x1024dpi
Session Cookies enabled
Javascript enabled
Windows-supported printer
Pop-up blockers disabled

Restricting Excessive ACRIS User Traffic
ACRIS is designed to allow end-users to access data through single transactions and was not designed to support automated forms of data extraction.  The site is monitored to provide fair and equal service for all users and to ensure there is no strain in performance.  Daily Bandwidth is restricted to 400 MB. The Department will deny future access to those IP addresses in violation of this policy.

In addition, Finance restricts access to robot users, automatic scripts and other methods using excessive bandwidth. High-volume users should contact the City Register to start data subscription services.  This option is specifically designed to support such traffic. For more information please visit: http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/references/SDSTutorial/index.html.

ACRIS Technical Assistance and Subscription Services Contact Information

Call the ACRIS Help Line at (212) 487-6300 for technical assistance.

Historical Index Data Subscriptions
Historical index data is also available for download by special request to the City Register.  An active subscription to download this data is not required. Instead, such requests will be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis. The cost of downloading historical index data will be quoted in advance. When the quoted cost is accepted and payment received, the data will be made available for download.

Please call us at (212) 361-7648 for more information.

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