Important Changes  Notice regarding Land Court tax title examination fee increase – July 1, 2022

Date:	05/27/2022
Organization:	Land Court
Referenced Sources:	Land Court filing fees

To: Land Court Title Examiners, Municipal and Private Party Plaintiffs, and Counsel
From: Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder of the Land Court

Notice

The Land Court will increase from $150.00 to $250.00 the fee paid to appointed Land Court Title Examiners submitting title examination reports in Tax Lien cases. This title examination fee increase will apply to new Tax Lien cases initiated after July 1, 2022. Title examination reports submitted for cases initiated prior to July 1, 2022, will continue to be paid at the prior established rate of $150.00 per tax parcel. 

The fee for supplemental tax title examination reports, when ordered by the court, will increase from $100.00 to $150.00, effective for cases initiated after July 1, 2022. 

Starting on July 1, 2022, the deposit collected from Plaintiffs filing a new Tax Lien (TL) case will increase by $100 per tax parcel. The Court’s filing fee and surcharge remain unchanged. Below is a breakdown showing the current and the new TL case initiation amounts:

Number of Tax Lien Parcels	Filing Fee	Surcharge	Current Deposit	Current Total	New Deposit after 7/1/22	New Total after 7/1/22
TL (1 parcel)	$200.00	$15.00	$300.00	$515.00	$400.00	$615.00
TL (2 parcels)	$200.00	$15.00	$450.00	$665.00	$650.00	$865.00
TL (3 parcels)	$200.00	$15.00	$600.00	$815.00	$900.00	$1,115.00
TL (4 parcels)	$200.00	$15.00	$750.00	$965.00	$1,150.00	$1,365.00
TL (5 parcels)	$200.00	$15.00	$900.00	$1,115.00	$1,400.00	$1,615.00

Questions concerning this notice may be directed to the Land Court Recorder’s Office, Tax Title Examination Department at 617-788-7470.