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Montgomery County property data
Where Montgomery County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, from Montgomery to every town around it.
- 2Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Montgomery County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Montgomery County Probate Court, Records and Recording Division. The land record index from June 1970 forward is free to search by name or book and page, but viewing and printing images needs a $10 per month web account plus $0.25 per printed image.
Owners and values
Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner. The Revenue Commissioner appraises property and keeps the owner and tax records; contact the office at the County Courthouse Annex for current search options.
Tax sales
Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner. The Revenue Commissioner publishes the delinquent tax list before the annual sale and holds the sale in person.
Foreclosure sales
Montgomery County Courthouse (nonjudicial foreclosure sales). Foreclosure notices run in local newspapers, and foreclosure deeds are recorded with the Probate Court's Records and Recording Division.
Parcel maps
City of Montgomery Interactive Mapping Tool. The City's free interactive map shows parcel outlines and property details and can be searched by address.
How property is sold here
Montgomery County follows Alabama's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Alabama guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Alabama law lets counties sell either tax liens or the property itself for unpaid taxes, and the Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner holds the county's annual tax sale in person. The sale is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the County Commission Chambers of Courthouse Annex III at 101 South Lawrence Street, and in 2026 it took place in June after the delinquent list was published.
Foreclosure sales
Most Alabama mortgage foreclosures are nonjudicial sales held at the courthouse door in Montgomery. Notices are published in a local newspaper before the sale.
Assessed values
The Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner sets values for the annual property tax roll each year.
Transfer tax
Alabama charges a deed tax of $1.00 per $1,000 of value (0.1%) and a mortgage tax of $1.50 per $1,000, collected by the Probate Court, with no added City of Montgomery transfer tax.
Land bank
The City of Montgomery sells city-owned surplus parcels, many taken through tax foreclosure, as is through a city broker, with a parcel list and interactive map on the city website.
Worth knowing
Montgomery is both the county seat and Alabama's state capital.
Worth knowing
Buyers of City of Montgomery surplus parcels must be current on city taxes and code violations, and former owners in a completed county tax foreclosure cannot buy.
Worth knowing
Deed book images from book 400 forward can be viewed on public computers in the Probate Records Room in the basement of Courthouse Annex III.
Every town in Montgomery County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Montgomery city
- Pike Road city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Montgomery County?
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Montgomery County Probate Court's Records and Recording Division in the basement of Courthouse Annex III, 101 South Lawrence Street. The index is free to search online, and document images need a paid web account.
When is the Montgomery County tax sale?
The Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner holds an annual in-person tax sale in the County Commission Chambers of Courthouse Annex III; the 2026 sale was in June. The delinquent property list is published before the sale.
How do I find who owns a property in Montgomery County?
Contact the Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner for the owner of record on the tax roll, then confirm the deed in the Probate Court's free online land record index.
Are Montgomery County property records online?
Partly. The deed and mortgage index from June 1970 is free online, but viewing document images costs $10 per month plus $0.25 per printed page.
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.
- montgomeryprobatecourtal.gov/divisions/records-recording
- montgomeryprobatecourtal.gov/resources
- montgomeryal.gov/live/community/city-surplus-properties
- 1819news.com/news/item/alabama-democratic-conference-building-listed-in-montgomery-county-
- 1819news.com/news/item/joe-reed-pays-delinquent-property-taxes-for-alabama-democratic-conf
- taxsaleresources.com/counties/montgomery-county-alabama
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