Harrison County, Iowa Property Records

Harrison County, Iowa, incorporates ten cities. Property records in Harrison County, IA, officially register land boundaries and occupants. This database protects owners' stakes by preserving contracts, deeds, plats, liens, and titles and supports an orderly local real estate market.

Recent Harrison County property records show a median home value of $135,540 and a median rent cost of $797 against the median household earning of $68,413. The records also reveal that the county levies a median property tax of 1.24% of a property's assessed fair market value.

In Harrison County, IA, property records are maintained by the Recorder's Office. Since 1839, the County Recorder has been responsible for recording and preserving numerous property documents, including deeds, mortgages, contracts, liens, assignments, leases, releases, plats and surveys, easements, and financing statements.

These records are indexed to facilitate searches based on parameters such as party names, document types, recording dates, and legal descriptions. This indexing system allows for efficient retrieval of documents and is utilized in physical and electronic vaults where the records are stored.

Individuals can access property records remotely through the Iowa Land Records website, which hosts electronic documents from County Recorders across the state. For on-site access, the public can visit the Recorder's Office on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse at 111 North 2nd Ave, Logan, IA 51546, during regular operating hours.

Copies of records can also be requested by sending a written request via mail to the specified address or emailing their request to fgeith@harrisoncounty.iowa.gov. When requesting, include the necessary document identifiers and fees for a smooth transaction.

For information regarding the fees associated with obtaining copies of property records and any other inquiries, contact the Harrison County Recorder's Office at (712) 644-2545.

If the property records need zoning verification, contact the Harrison County Planning and Zoning Department. When submitting an inquiry, include the legal description or plat of survey for the area of interest marked on a digital photo. For land outside their jurisdiction, the relevant municipal offices should be contacted rather than the county department.