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Mobile County property data
Where Mobile County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, from Mobile to every town around it.
- 11Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Mobile County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Mobile County Probate Court, Records Division. Land records from 1813 on are indexed free on Landmark WEB after you register, and viewing or buying images costs $0.10 a page or $125 a month for a subscription.
Owners and values
Mobile County Revenue Commission. The free Property Search looks up owner, appraised value and tax records by owner name, address, key number or parcel ID, with tax years back to 2018.
Tax sales
Mobile County Revenue Commission, Tax Lien Sale. The yearly tax lien auction list is posted free on the Tax Lien Sale page as a spreadsheet, and bidding is online only through GovEase.
Foreclosure sales
Mobile County Courthouse, Government Street entrance (mortgage foreclosure sales). Alabama mortgage foreclosures are out-of-court sales by the lender, and the notices are printed in local papers such as the Call News, which posts Mobile County public notices online.
Parcel maps
Mobile County Revenue Commission Interactive Map. The Revenue Commission's free interactive map shows parcel lines tied to its property records.
How property is sold here
Mobile County follows Alabama's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Alabama guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Mobile County sells tax liens, not the property: since tax year 2019 the Revenue Commission has auctioned tax lien certificates instead of holding property tax sales. The auction is held once a year between March 1 and June 15, online only on GovEase (it opened May 11, 2026), with bidders bidding down the interest rate from 12% in 1% steps and a 10% deposit required to register. The list goes up on the Revenue Commission's website by late March and is advertised in the Call News; buyers get a tax lien certificate, not title, and must file a tax lien foreclosure within 10 years or the certificate expires.
Foreclosure sales
Alabama mortgage foreclosures are usually out-of-court sales under the power of sale in the mortgage, cried by the lender's agent at public outcry in front of the main (Government Street) entrance of the Mobile County Courthouse during the legal hours of sale. Notices run for several weeks in a local newspaper such as the Call News.
Assessed values
The Mobile County Revenue Commission appraises each parcel at fair market value and assesses property each year based on ownership and status as of October 1, with homestead and farm property taxed on 10% of value and most other property on 20%.
Transfer tax
Alabama's deed tax is $0.50 per $500 of value (0.1%) and its mortgage tax is $0.15 per $100 of debt, and the City of Mobile adds no separate transfer tax.
Worth knowing
Mobile is the county seat and largest city; there are 11 cities and towns in the county, including Prichard, Saraland and Dauphin Island.
Worth knowing
Taxes are due October 1 and become delinquent after December 31, and owners can pay until 5 p.m. the Friday before the lien auction to stay off it.
Worth knowing
Tax liens that do not sell at auction can be bought later by private sale from the Revenue Commission unless redeemed.
Every town in Mobile County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bayou La Batre city
- Chickasaw city
- Citronelle city
- Creola town
- Dauphin Island town
- Mobile city
- Mount Vernon town
- Prichard city
- Saraland city
- Satsuma city
- Semmes city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Mobile County?
Deeds are recorded by the Records Division of the Mobile County Probate Court. The index is free to search on Landmark WEB, and images cost $0.10 a page.
When is the Mobile County tax sale?
Mobile County holds one online tax lien auction a year between March 1 and June 15 on GovEase. The 2026 auction began May 11, and the list is posted on the Revenue Commission's Tax Lien Sale page by late March.
How do I find who owns a property in Mobile County?
Search by owner, address, key number or parcel ID on the Mobile County Revenue Commission's free Property Search.
Are Mobile County property records online?
Yes. Owner, value and tax records, the tax lien list and parcel maps are free online, and recorded deeds are indexed free on Landmark WEB with a small fee for images.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- mobilecopropertytax.com/taxliensale/
- mobilecopropertytax.com/property-questions/
- mobilecopropertytax.com/general-questions/
- mobilecopropertytax.com/appraisal/
- esearch.mobilecopropertytax.com/
- gis.bisclient.com/alabama/mobilecad/
- probate.mobilecountyal.gov/records-search
- mobilecountyal.gov/
- mobilecountyal.gov/government/mobile-county-quick-facts/
- revenue.alabama.gov/tax-types/recordation-tax/
- thecallnews.com/?p=308029
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