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Georgia property data

Georgia keeps its land records county by county, all 159 of them, each with its own systems. Here's what's public, what's hard to get, and what Deedplat puts on one map.

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What you can get in Georgia

Georgia makes most property records public, including what each property sold for. The catch is that every county keeps them differently.

Public everywhere

Every county has these, and Deedplat loads them all.

  • Owners and mailing addressesFrom the county Board of Tax Assessors
  • Sale pricesGeorgia is a disclosure state: a PT-61 transfer tax form showing the price is filed with each deed, and county assessors publish sale prices.
  • Deeds and mortgagesClerk of Superior Court in each county
  • Assessed valuesCounty assessors review values every year and mail assessment notices when values change.
  • Tax salesRun county by county
  • Foreclosure filings and salesNotices of sale are recorded or posted
  • Lot linesCounty parcel maps

Depends on the town

Cities keep their own building permits and code enforcement records, and some cities collect their own property taxes and hold their own tax sales; city records are open under the Georgia Open Records Act.

  • Code violations and condemnations
  • Building permits
  • Rental registration and inspections
  • Zoning maps and ordinances
  • Water and sewer liens

Not public

What no office will hand over, so you know where the line is.

  • Owner phone numbers and emails
  • Rents and leases
  • Active listingsThose live in the MLS
  • Mortgage balancesThe original loan amount is recorded; what's left is not

How property changes hands here

Distressed property reaches the market through a few channels, and they differ by county.

Redeemable deeds

Counties sell tax-delinquent property at public auction on the courthouse steps, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, under a tax execution issued by the county Tax Commissioner. The buyer gets a tax deed, but the owner or anyone with an interest can redeem by paying the price plus later taxes and a premium of 20 percent for the first year or part of a year and 10 percent for each year after. After 12 months the buyer can start a notice process to cut off the right to redeem.

Foreclosure mostly skips the courts

Most Georgia home loans use a security deed with a power of sale, so lenders foreclose without going to court. Sales are held on the courthouse steps on the first Tuesday of the month after four weeks of published notice.

Land banks

Georgia law allows cities and counties to create land bank authorities, and more than a dozen exist, including the Fulton County-Atlanta Land Bank Authority and land banks in Macon-Bibb, Savannah-Chatham, Augusta-Richmond and Athens-Clarke.

Transfer tax

Georgia charges a real estate transfer tax of $1 per $1,000 of the sale price, paid before the deed can be recorded.

Worth knowing

Georgia's statewide deed indexes are searchable through the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA), which makes it easy to pull records across counties.

Worth knowing

A 2024 law (HB 581) created a floating homestead exemption that limits yearly increases in a homestead's assessed value to an inflation rate, but each county, city and school district could opt out, so whether it applies depends on where the home is.

Every county in Georgia

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Questions

Are property sale prices public in Georgia?

Yes. Georgia is a disclosure state. The PT-61 transfer tax form filed with each deed lists the price, and county assessor records show sale prices.

How do tax sales work in Georgia?

Counties auction tax-delinquent property, usually on the first Tuesday of the month. The buyer gets a tax deed that the owner can redeem for at least 12 months by paying the price plus a 20 percent premium for the first year and 10 percent for each year after. After that, the buyer can give notice to end the right to redeem.

Where are deeds and mortgages recorded in Georgia?

With the Clerk of Superior Court in each county. Georgia home loans are usually recorded as security deeds, and deed indexes can be searched statewide through GSCCCA.

How often are Georgia properties reassessed?

County assessors review values every year. A 2024 law limits yearly increases on homesteads to inflation in places that did not opt out.

Is foreclosure judicial in Georgia?

No, not usually. Most Georgia foreclosures are non-judicial under a power of sale in the security deed, with sales on the courthouse steps on the first Tuesday of the month.

Can I get records Deedplat doesn't have?

Yes. The Georgia Open Records Act lets anyone request records from cities, counties and state agencies, such as code cases, permits and city tax records. We file those requests for you, clean up the results and add them to your map.

Sources for this guide

Laws and fees change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.

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