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Chesapeake city property data

Where Chesapeake city's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map.

    Where the records are

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

    Deeds and mortgages

    Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk. Deed, will, plat and judgment indexes and images back to 1637 are online through Secure Remote Access, which costs $600 per subscriber per year; a free Property Notification email alert is also offered.

    Owners and values

    Chesapeake Real Estate Assessor's Office. Owner and assessment data can be looked up in the city's Real Estate Property Information Search at chesapeake.civ.quest, linked from the city's Your Property page.

    Tax sales

    Chesapeake Treasurer's Office and Special Commissioner. The city's Tax Lien Sales page posts upcoming delinquent tax auctions with the parcel list and legal notice as PDFs.

    Foreclosure sales

    Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk (trustee deeds recorded). Trustee sales are private auctions advertised in the newspaper; the resulting trustee deeds are recorded with the Circuit Court Clerk and searchable by subscription.

    Parcel maps

    City of Chesapeake GIS. The city offers a Property QuickSearch map, a GIS Map Portal and an open data site with parcel layers.

    How property is sold here

    Chesapeake city follows Virginia's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Virginia guide for how the state works.

    Tax sales

    Virginia does not sell tax liens; Chesapeake sells the property itself through court-ordered judicial sales for unpaid taxes under Code of Virginia 58.1-3965. Sales are not on a fixed schedule and are posted on the city's Tax Lien Sales page when set; the most recent was an online-only auction of 13 parcels with bidding opening September 16, 2026. Sales are run by a Special Commissioner (Slaven Law Group), buyers pay a deposit of at least one-third of the price, the balance is due within 14 days, and every sale must be confirmed by the court.

    Foreclosure sales

    Most Chesapeake mortgage foreclosures are trustee sales under a deed of trust, held without a court case after notice of sale is published in a local newspaper. The trustee's deed is then recorded with the Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk.

    Assessed values

    Chesapeake reassesses every property each year at 100% of fair market value, with a January 1 assessment date and new values effective July 1.

    Transfer tax

    Virginia charges a state recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 of value paid by the buyer and a grantor tax of $0.50 per $500 paid by the seller, and cities such as Chesapeake may add a local recordation tax of up to one-third of the state rate; the Circuit Court Clerk posts a calculator for the exact amount.

    Worth knowing

    Chesapeake is an independent city, so the Circuit Court Clerk records deeds and the city's own Assessor and Treasurer handle values and taxes; there is no separate county government.

    Worth knowing

    Real estate taxes are billed on the fiscal year and due in four quarterly installments: September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 5.

    Worth knowing

    The Clerk's land records reach back to 1637 and include old Norfolk County and South Norfolk records.

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    Questions

    Where are deeds recorded in Chesapeake?

    Deeds are recorded by the Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk at 307 Albemarle Drive, Suite 300A. Online access to deed images is by Secure Remote Access subscription at $600 per year.

    When is the Chesapeake tax sale?

    Chesapeake holds judicial tax sales when enough cases are ready, not on a fixed date. Upcoming sales are posted on the city's Tax Lien Sales page; the latest was an online-only auction that opened September 16, 2026.

    How do I find who owns a property in Chesapeake?

    Use the city's Real Estate Property Information Search or the Property QuickSearch map, both linked from the city's Your Property page. The deed itself is with the Circuit Court Clerk.

    Are Chesapeake property records online?

    Yes. Assessments, owner data and parcel maps are on the city website, and deed images are online through the Clerk's paid Secure Remote Access.

    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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