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Cass County property data
Where Cass County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Fargo.
- 26Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Cass County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Cass County Recorder. Recorded documents can be viewed free on three public computers in the Recorder's vault, or online through the paid NDRIN service ($30 a month or a $7 day pass), with prints at $1 a page.
Owners and values
City of Fargo Assessor's Office (Fargo Parcels) and Cass County Assessor. Fargo Parcels is free and shows owner, appraised value, special assessments, building details and legal description for Fargo property, with links to maps and the Cass County tax bill site.
Tax sales
Cass County Auditor. The Auditor publishes the notice and list of tax-forfeited parcels with minimum prices before each November auction; past notices and commission packets are on the county's document site.
Foreclosure sales
Cass County Sheriff's Office. Mortgage foreclosure sales are sheriff sales after a court judgment, with notices published in the newspaper.
Parcel maps
City of Fargo, Fargo Parcels maps. Each Fargo Parcels record links to free map views of the parcel.
How property is sold here
Cass County follows North Dakota's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the North Dakota guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
North Dakota does not sell tax liens; when taxes stay unpaid long enough the county takes a tax deed and sells the property itself. In Cass County the County Commission sets a minimum price for each tax-forfeited parcel at a hearing, generally the greater of the unpaid taxes and costs or half of the true and full value, and the Auditor holds a public auction on the third Tuesday in November at the Auditor's office, with payment by cash or check and no guarantee of title.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in North Dakota go through the courts and end in a sheriff sale. In Cass County the Sheriff conducts these sales after a judgment, and notices are published in the local newspaper before the sale.
Assessed values
Property in Cass County is valued every year by the local assessor, with the City of Fargo Assessor setting values inside Fargo and the County handling other areas.
Transfer tax
North Dakota has no real estate transfer tax, so a deed in Fargo or elsewhere in Cass County pays only the Recorder's recording fees.
Worth knowing
Former owners can still redeem tax-forfeited property before the November sale by paying all years of taxes plus interest, penalties and costs.
Worth knowing
Fargo has its own city assessor, and its free Fargo Parcels site is the quickest way to look up Fargo owners and values.
Worth knowing
Online access to recorded documents is through NDRIN, a paid statewide service that covers Cass County and 49 other North Dakota counties.
Every town in Cass County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Alice city
- Amenia city
- Argusville city
- Arthur city
- Ayr city
- Briarwood city
- Buffalo city
- Casselton city
- Davenport city
- Fargo city
- Frontier city
- Gardner city
- Grandin city
- Harwood city
- Horace city
- Hunter city
- Kindred city
- Leonard city
- Mapleton city
- North River city
- Oxbow city
- Page city
- Prairie Rose city
- Reile's Acres city
- Tower City city
- West Fargo city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Cass County?
Deeds are recorded by the Cass County Recorder in Fargo. Documents can be viewed free on public computers in the office or online through the paid NDRIN service.
When is the Cass County tax sale?
Cass County auctions tax-forfeited property once a year on the third Tuesday in November, at the County Auditor's office. Minimum prices are set by the County Commission beforehand.
How do I find who owns a property in Cass County?
For Fargo property, use the City of Fargo's free Fargo Parcels site. For other areas, contact the Cass County Assessor or search recorded deeds through the Recorder.
Are Cass County property records online?
Partly. Fargo owner and value data is free on Fargo Parcels, and recorded documents are online through the paid NDRIN service.
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 Cass County, on one map
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