Upcoming Holidays/Registry Closures

The Middlesex North Registry of Deeds and all state offices will be closed on the following dates:

May 30 - Monday - Memorial Day

June 20 - Monday - Juneteenth

July 4 - Monday - Independence Day

Sept 5 - Monday - Labor Day

Registry Closed - Monday, April 18, 2022

 The Registry of Deeds and all state offices are closed today for Patriot's Day, a state holiday in Massachusetts. 

Courts Closed - Friday, February 25, 2022

All courts are closed in Massachusetts on Friday, February 25, 2022 due to the snowstorm. The Middlesex North Registry of Deeds office will also be closed, however, we will process electronic recordings remotely and will reply to emails sent to lowelldeeds@comcast.net

Courts Closed - Friday, February 4, 2022

 All courts are closed in Massachusetts today due to ice storm. The Middlesex North Registry of Deeds office will also be closed, however, we will process electronic recordings remotely and will reply to emails sent to lowelldeeds@comcast.net

Snow Closure - Friday January 7 2022

 All courts in Massachusetts are closed on Friday, January 7, 2022. Since the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds is within a courthouse, the registry office will be closed too. However, we will be processing electronic recordings remotely during the day. We will also respond to emails sent to lowelldeeds@comcast.net. All other matters will have to wait until the building reopens on Monday. 

Registered Land Execution Date Requirement

We have rejected a number of registered land deeds and mortgages because they lack the execution date of the document. That date must be expressly stated either immediately before, or right next to, the grantor's signature. Neither the date that appears at the beginning of the document nor the date in the acknowledgement clause are sufficient. 

Please remember that all registered land documents that you intend to submit to us for registration must first be emailed to us for pre-approval. Send your fully executed documents to lowelldeeds@comcast.net. We will review the documents and email our determination that the documents may be submitted to us as is or we will specify any changes that must be made before sending the documents to us.  

Holiday Schedule - Nov/Dec 2021

The Middlesex North Registry of Deeds will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2021, for Thanksgiving.

Because the Christmas and New Years holidays fall in Saturdays this year, the Registry will not be closed on any other days due to holidays. Specifically, we will be open our normal hours on the following days:

• Wednesday, November 24, 2021 (day before Thanksgiving)
• Friday, November 26, 2021 (day after Thanksgiving)
• Friday, December 24, 2021 (Christmas Eve)
• Monday, December 27, 2021
• Friday, December 31, 2021 (New Years Eve)
• Monday, January 3, 2022 

Looking Ahead to next December (2022)

Please note that under Massachusetts state law, if a holiday falls on a Saturday it is observed on that Saturday, not on the preceding Friday (employees receive a "floating" holiday). However, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, which will be the case with Christmas and New Years next year, the holiday is observed on Monday. So NEXT YEAR, the Registry will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2022, and on Monday, January 2, 2023.