Los Angeles Property Records

Los Angeles County, California, comprises 88 cities and unincorporated areas. Property records in Los Angeles County, CA, contain information on land parcels like owner, address, parcel number, assessed value, and tax amount due. This public data helps homeowners understand their property's status, obligations, and value comparisons to similar properties.

Recent Los Angeles County property records list an average home value of $888,020 and a median rent of $1,973. With a median household income of $92,482, residents face a tax burden of 0.67% on a property's assessed fair market value.

In Los Angeles County, CA, property records are kept at several County Registrar's offices. The duties of the County Registrar involve the swift and organized recordation, filing, and issuance of essential real estate documents, such as deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and judgments.

People can search these records at any of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) offices, including the main office in Norwalk or satellite offices in Beverly Hills, LAX/Courthouse, East Los Angeles, Lancaster, Florence/Firestone, and Van Nuys.

These offices contain real estate records dating back to 1850. Real estate documents like mortgages and deeds are maintained in alphabetical indexes by name and year the document was recorded.

The Los Angeles County RR/CC offices do not accept requests for index searches over the phone. Additionally, they do not offer online access to view real estate records. However, anyone can visit an RR/CC office to search and view all records. Copies of documents can also be purchased at RR/CC office locations, by mail, or by fax.

Los Angeles County recording fees vary based on document type. Fees range from $5 for a plain copy of the first page of a document to $18.50 for expedited mail. There is also a $1.75 handling fee for online credit card orders.

For information on the present value of a property in Los Angeles County, individuals should utilize the Assessor Portal. This system provides detailed property and assessment information by inserting the property address or legal description. If further information or assistance is required, contact the Los Angeles County Assessor directly.

To verify zoning information in unincorporated areas, one can contact the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning. They also offer an online tool called Z-NET to look up and verify zoning details for areas outside cities in the county. For zoning within city limits, the appropriate city planning department should be contacted instead.