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The Atrium: The atrium is an area utilized for real estate closings.

Record Hall/Document Reception: This is a work area for title examiners, they use this area as their office. On any given day you will see well over 100 title examiners working in this registry. They are generally here at 7:30 in the morning and many stay until 5:00 in the evening.

The Bindery: The Middlesex South Registry has over 50,000 books containing recorded transactions since 1648. These books, used daily by title examiners and the general public, are constantly in need of repairs. We have a bindery department where emergency repairs are made to books. We are one of a very few registries that have a bindery and still repair books.

Middlesex South District
Registry of Deeds

Eugene C. Brune, Register of Deeds

	208 Cambridge Street Cambridge MA 02141 Tel. (617) 679-6310 Fax (617) 494-9083 Email: middlesexsouth@sec.state.ma.us Office Hours for Recording Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. - 3:45p.m.
New Service Registers of Deeds Eugene C. Brune and Richard P. Howe, Jr., along with Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin, are pleased to announce that effective Monday, November 3, 2008, in-person Recorded Land recordings for Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (Lowell) will now be accepted at the counter of Middlesex South Registry of Deeds (Cambridge). Recording of Registered Land documents and all Plans must still be take place in Lowell. It is our hope that this will be an added convenience for those who use the services of the Registries of Deeds.

Welcome to the website for the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds is the largest and busiest land records office in New England and one of the busiest in the United States. In FY 2008, with a staff of 67 and a budget of $3,700,000 we processed more than 253,000 documents, bringing in revenues to the Commonwealth in the amount of $68,000,000.

The Middlesex South Registry of Deeds is the recording office for documents affecting title to real estate located in the southern district of Middlesex County. Documents that are in compliance with Massachusetts law are accepted for recording at the Registry and become permanent public records. The recording of documents, such as deeds and mortgages, allows the public, including prospective purchasers of real estate, a method to determine the status of the title to that property.

The South Middlesex Registry District includes the following cities and towns:

ACTON, ARLINGTON, ASHBY, ASHLAND, AYER, BEDFORD, BELMONT, BOXBOROUGH, BURLINGTON, CAMBRIDGE, CONCORD, EVERETT, FRAMINGHAM, GROTON, HOLLISTON, HOPKINTON, HUDSON, LEXINGTON, LINCOLN, LITTLETON, MALDEN, MARLBOROUGH, MAYNARD, MEDFORD, MELROSE, NATICK, NEWTON, NORTH READING, PEPPERELL, READING, SHERBORN, SHIRLEY, SOMERVILLE, STONEHAM, STOW, SUDBURY, TOWNSEND, WAKEFIELD, WALTHAM, WATERTOWN, WAYLAND, WESTON, WINCHESTER, WOBURN .

The Registry has been maintaining property records since 1649. My staff and I are committed to serving the public by providing improved access, and utilizing state-of-the-art technology such as on-line document imaging.

This website is designed to offer a convenient resource for our services. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

Eugene C. Brune

Register of Deeds

DISCLAIMER: The Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds presents the information on this website as a service to the public. Although we have tried to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate, it is not intended to be construed as legal advice. Determining the reliability and accuracy of the information contained herein is the responsibility of the user. The Register's Office makes no warranty or guarantee with respect to the content of this site and shall not be liable for errors or for any damages related to the use of the information contained herein. This information is for reference only.