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Richmond County property data

Richmond County is the borough of Staten Island. Where Richmond County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map.

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Where the records are

The county offices an investor deals with in Richmond County, and what each one puts online.

Deeds and mortgages

Richmond County Clerk. Staten Island deeds and mortgages are recorded with the Richmond County Clerk at 130 Stuyvesant Place, whose site has a search of recorded land documents and document images.

Owners and values

NYC Department of Finance, Property Assessments. Assessed and market values, exemptions and tax bills for every lot are free on DOF's Property Information Portal, and the full assessment roll can be downloaded free.

Tax sales

NYC Department of Finance, Lien Sale. DOF posts free lists of lien sale candidates by borough before each sale, but the liens are sold only to one city-authorized buyer, not to the public.

Foreclosure sales

Richmond County Supreme Court. The court site lists the courthouse at 26 Central Avenue, but no official list of upcoming foreclosure auctions was found; sale notices run in local newspapers.

Parcel maps

NYC Department of Finance Property Information Portal (Digital Tax Map). The free portal shows the official digital tax map with borough, block and lot numbers, lot history and recent recordings for any city property.

How property is sold here

Richmond County follows New York's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the New York guide for how the state works.

Tax sales

New York City does not auction tax deeds or sell liens to the public; it sells unpaid property tax, water and sewer liens in bulk to a single city-authorized buyer, and the 2025 lien sale was held on June 3, 2025. DOF posts borough lists of eligible properties on its lien sale page before each sale and mails owners warnings 90, 60, 30 and 10 days ahead. The lien buyer can later foreclose, and those properties are then sold at the court-run foreclosure auctions in Staten Island.

Foreclosure sales

Foreclosure sales on Staten Island are public auctions run by court-appointed referees under Richmond County Supreme Court, 26 Central Avenue, not by the sheriff. Notices of sale are published in local newspapers before each auction.

Assessed values

The NYC Department of Finance revalues every property every year, publishing the tentative roll in mid January and the final roll in May for the tax year that starts July 1.

Transfer tax

New York State charges 0.4% transfer tax (more on large NYC sales, plus a 1% mansion tax on homes of $1 million or more), and New York City adds its Real Property Transfer Tax of 1% on homes up to $500,000 and 1.425% above that, or 1.425% and 2.625% on commercial property.

Worth knowing

Staten Island is the one borough not in ACRIS for deeds: the Richmond County Clerk records them, and the mortgage recording tax is paid there in person.

Worth knowing

Transfer tax returns for Staten Island sales are filed in ACRIS and also on paper with the County Clerk.

Worth knowing

Staten Island had 4,575 recorded sales in 2025, most of them (3,745) one to three family homes.

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Richmond County?

Staten Island deeds are recorded with the Richmond County Clerk at 130 Stuyvesant Place, 2nd Floor, not with the NYC City Register. The Clerk's website has a search of recorded land documents.

When is the Richmond County tax sale?

New York City sells tax liens, not property, and only to one city-authorized buyer, so the public cannot bid. The most recent sale DOF lists was June 3, 2025, and DOF posts each year's borough lists on its lien sale page.

How do I find who owns a property in Richmond County?

Look up the lot on the NYC Department of Finance Property Information Portal, which tracks recent recordings, or search the Richmond County Clerk's recorded land documents. The city portal is free.

Are Richmond County property records online?

Mostly. Recorded land documents can be searched on the Richmond County Clerk's site, and values, tax maps and lien sale lists are free on NYC Department of Finance sites. Foreclosure auction notices run in newspapers.

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.

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