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Fayette County property data
Where Fayette County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Lexington.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Fayette County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Fayette County Clerk, Land Records. Land records from 1970 to the present can be searched, viewed and printed online at fayettedeeds.com, with older digitized records under Non-Indexed Documents and all plats online; copies made at the office cost $0.50 a page.
Owners and values
Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). The PVA's property search runs on qPublic (Schneider) and shows owner, assessment and sales details, and the PVA also posts residential and commercial sales reports.
Tax sales
Fayette County Clerk, Delinquent Taxes. Delinquent tax bills can be researched online at fayettedeeds.com, and the Clerk posts tax sale dates and the buyer registration packet on its Delinquent Taxes page each spring.
Foreclosure sales
Master Commissioner of the Fayette Circuit Court. Free list of upcoming sales with sale terms, plus a searchable database of past sales by case number or address.
Parcel maps
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) GIS, Lexington Open Data. The free LFUCG open data site offers the countywide parcel layer, built with the PVA, along with zoning and other map layers for viewing or download.
How property is sold here
Fayette County follows Kentucky's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Kentucky guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Kentucky sells certificates of delinquency (tax liens) on unpaid property tax bills, not the property itself. The Fayette County Sheriff turns unpaid bills over to the County Clerk, who must hold the sale 90 to 135 days later; the 2026 sale was held July 24, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The Clerk posts registration instructions for the next sale on its Delinquent Taxes page in the spring, and the Kentucky Department of Revenue lists every county's sale date.
Foreclosure sales
Foreclosures in Kentucky go through the courts and are sold at Master Commissioner's sales, held at 12:00 noon at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, Fayette Circuit Court Building, 120 North Limestone in Lexington, or by online auction when the Commissioner chooses. Upcoming sales are posted at faycom.info and advertised in the Lexington Herald-Leader 7 to 21 days before the sale, usually on Fridays; buyers pay cash or 10% down with a bond for the balance due in 30 days.
Assessed values
The Fayette County PVA assesses every parcel each year at fair cash value as of January 1 and must physically inspect each property at least once every four years.
Transfer tax
Kentucky charges a real estate transfer tax of $0.50 per $500 of value (0.1%), paid to the County Clerk when the deed is recorded, and no added Lexington-Fayette transfer tax was found.
Worth knowing
Lexington and Fayette County are one merged government, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, so there are no separate towns inside the county.
Worth knowing
Property tax bills are issued in the name of the January 1 owner, so a buyer who closes later in the year may receive a bill addressed to the seller.
Worth knowing
The County Clerk offers a free Recording Notification Service that emails you when a deed, mortgage or lien is recorded under up to 10 names or properties.
Every town in Fayette County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Lexington-Fayette urban county
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Fayette County?
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Fayette County Clerk at 162 E. Main St., Room 132, in Lexington. Records from 1970 on can be searched, viewed and printed online at fayettedeeds.com.
When is the Fayette County tax sale?
The County Clerk sells certificates of delinquency once a year, usually in summer. The 2026 sale was July 24, 2026, and instructions for the 2027 sale will be posted on the Clerk's Delinquent Taxes page in the spring of 2027.
How do I find who owns a property in Fayette County?
Use the Fayette County PVA's property search on its website. You can also search deeds by name in the County Clerk's land records at fayettedeeds.com.
Are Fayette County property records online?
Yes. Deeds since 1970, plats, delinquent tax bills, PVA property records, Master Commissioner sale lists and LFUCG parcel maps are all online.
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.
- fayettekyclerk.gov/land-records/
- fayettekyclerk.gov/document-recording/
- fayettekyclerk.gov/landrecords/delinquent-taxes/
- fayettedeeds.com/
- fayettepva.com/
- fayettepva.com/real-property/
- kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Fayette/Pages/Fayette-Master-Commissioner.aspx
- faycom.info/upcoming/
- faycom.info/bidder-info-faq/
- data.lexingtonky.gov/
- services1.arcgis.com/Mg7DLdfYcSWIaDnu/ArcGIS/rest/services/Parcel/FeatureServer/0
Every parcel in Fayette County, on one map
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