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Chatham County property data
Where Chatham County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Savannah.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Chatham County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court, Real Estate Division. Deeds, liens and plats are part of Georgia's statewide GSCCCA records system, certified copies can be ordered online through GSCCCA eCertification, and public terminals are at the Clerk's offices.
Owners and values
Chatham County Board of Assessors. The free Records Search, shared with the Tax Commissioner, shows owner, assessed value and sales by parcel, address or owner.
Tax sales
Chatham County Tax Commissioner. Tax sale lists, photo lists, past sale results and excess funds information are posted free on the Tax Commissioner's website, with online pre-registration.
Foreclosure sales
Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court (legal organ: Savannah Morning News). Mortgage foreclosure notices run in the county's legal organ, the Savannah Morning News, before each monthly sale.
Parcel maps
SAGIS (Savannah Area GIS). SAGIS is the free shared GIS for Savannah and Chatham County, linked from the Board of Assessors site.
How property is sold here
Chatham County follows Georgia's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Georgia guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Georgia sells the property itself through a tax deed, not a lien. The Chatham County Tax Commissioner holds tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month when scheduled, starting at 10 a.m. in the Bryan Room on the second floor of the Savannah Civic Center, with the next sale on November 3, 2026, and lists are posted on the Tax Commissioner's website. Buyers get a Sheriff's Tax Deed that the owner can redeem, and after 12 months the buyer can foreclose the right of redemption, while judicial in-rem sales give full title at the sale.
Foreclosure sales
Most Georgia mortgage foreclosures are non-judicial power of sale auctions held on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse. Notices are published in Chatham County's legal organ, the Savannah Morning News, in the weeks before the sale.
Assessed values
The Board of Assessors values property every year as of January 1 and mails Notices of Assessment to owners each year.
Transfer tax
Georgia charges a real estate transfer tax of $1 for the first $1,000 and 10 cents for each additional $100, or $1 per $1,000, paid with the PT-61 form when the deed is recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court.
Land bank
The Chatham Savannah Land Bank Authority, set up by the City of Savannah and Chatham County, acquires vacant, blighted and tax delinquent properties and sells them for redevelopment and affordable housing.
Worth knowing
Tax sale buyers may not take possession of a property for 12 months after the sale, and title from a tax deed is defeasible until redemption is foreclosed.
Worth knowing
Payment at Chatham tax sales is due by 2 p.m. on the day of the sale in cash, money order or cashier's check.
Worth knowing
The Clerk's Garden City Records Center at 4225 Augusta Road holds older deed books, plats and microfilm, with research by appointment.
Every town in Chatham County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bloomingdale city
- Garden City city
- Pooler city
- Port Wentworth city
- Savannah city
- Thunderbolt town
- Tybee Island city
- Vernonburg town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Chatham County?
Deeds are recorded by the Real Estate Division of the Chatham County Clerk of Superior Court at 133 Montgomery Street, Room 304, Savannah, with a satellite office at 1117 Eisenhower Drive.
When is the Chatham County tax sale?
The Tax Commissioner holds tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month when scheduled, at 10 a.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. The next sale is November 3, 2026.
How do I find who owns a property in Chatham County?
Use the Chatham County Board of Assessors' free Records Search to look up the owner, value and sales history by address, owner name or parcel.
Are Chatham County property records online?
Yes. Assessor records, tax sale lists and SAGIS maps are free online, and recorded deeds are in Georgia's statewide GSCCCA system.
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.
Every parcel in Chatham County, on one map
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