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Lucas County property data
Where Lucas County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Toledo.
- 11Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Lucas County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Lucas County Recorder. Documents recorded after 1985 can be viewed through the Recorder's Online Recordings site at lucas.dts-oh.com, which asks users to log in or create an account.
Owners and values
Lucas County Auditor (AREIS). Owner, value, sales and tax data can be searched free on AREIS Online by address, owner or parcel number.
Tax sales
Lucas County Treasurer. The Treasurer posts the tax foreclosure sale list, bidder affidavits and the tax certificate sale RFP free online, and the sales themselves run on the state's online sheriff sale site.
Foreclosure sales
Lucas County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff's Sales. All mortgage and tax foreclosure sales are held online at lucas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, where the monthly sale lists are posted free and bidders must register and pay a deposit online.
Parcel maps
Lucas County Auditor GIS / Maps. The Auditor's free GIS map pages show parcels and link to AREIS property records.
How property is sold here
Lucas County follows Ohio's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Ohio guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Ohio counties mostly sell the property itself through tax foreclosure, and some also sell tax certificates (liens). In Lucas County, tax foreclosure sheriff sales have been held online at lucas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov since March 12, 2026, usually on the second Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM, with a second sale two weeks later for unsold parcels; the opening bid is the delinquent taxes and costs, the deposit is 10% of the opening bid ($1,000 minimum, $5,000 maximum), and every bidder must file a notarized delinquent tax affidavit. The Treasurer also sells tax certificates in bulk, and in October 2026 it asked for proposals to buy a pool of 398 parcels as one block, with closing no earlier than December 2, 2026.
Foreclosure sales
Lucas County mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales are held online every Wednesday at 10:00 AM at lucas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, with bidding usually starting at two-thirds of the appraised value. The Sheriff says sale lists are published monthly on that site, and the deposit is 5% of the appraised value, from $1,000 to $5,000.
Assessed values
The Lucas County Auditor reappraises every property every six years with a value update at the three-year mark; the last full revaluation was 2024 and the last triennial update was 2021.
Transfer tax
Lucas County charges a conveyance fee of $4.00 per $1,000 of the sale price plus a $0.50 transfer fee per parcel, paid to the Auditor, and the same rate applies in Toledo.
Land bank
The Lucas County Land Bank (Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation) takes in vacant and abandoned properties and sells homes and buildings through its Properties for Sale listings.
Worth knowing
The Auditor also holds a yearly Forfeited Land Sale in person at One Government Center for parcels that did not sell at sheriff sale, with minimum bids of $300 for land and $1,000 for improved lots; the 2025 sale was December 11, 2025.
Worth knowing
Sheriff sale case numbers starting with CI are mortgage foreclosures and those starting with TF are tax foreclosures.
Worth knowing
Recording a deed costs $39 for the first two pages and $8 for each added page.
Every town in Lucas County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Berkey village
- Harbor View village
- Holland village
- Maumee city
- Oregon city
- Ottawa Hills village
- Swanton village
- Sylvania city
- Toledo city
- Waterville city
- Whitehouse village
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Lucas County?
Deeds are recorded by the Lucas County Recorder at One Government Center, Suite 700, in Toledo, after the Auditor processes the transfer. Recording costs $39 for the first two pages and $8 for each added page.
When is the Lucas County tax sale?
Tax foreclosure sheriff sales are held online each month, usually on the second Thursday at 10:00 AM, with a second sale two weeks later. The Auditor's Forfeited Land Sale is held once a year, usually in December.
How do I find who owns a property in Lucas County?
Search the Lucas County Auditor's free AREIS Online by address, owner name or parcel number. Recorded deeds after 1985 are on the Recorder's Online Recordings site.
Are Lucas County property records online?
Yes. Owner and value data, parcel maps, recorded documents since 1985 and all sheriff sale lists are 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.
- lucascountyoh.gov/675/Recorder
- lucas.dts-oh.com/PaxWorld5/
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/areis
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/gis
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/appraisal
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/transfers
- lucascountyohioauditor.gov/forfeitedland
- lucascountytreasurer.org/sheriff-sales
- lucascountytreasurer.org/tax-liens
- lucascountysheriff.org/resources/sheriffs-sales
- lucas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov/
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