Erie Property Records Search | Deeds & Tax 2026

Go to the Erie County official website and look for assessment, property search, parcel search, real estate, tax map, property records, GIS or online services. County pages and search tools can change, so the official site is the safest starting point.

If you have a parcel number, tax map number or account number, use it first. If you only have an address, start with the street number and main street name. For owner search, try last name only, business name without punctuation, trust name, LLC name, estate name or prior owner name.

Compare parcel number, situs address, municipality, owner summary, property class, land value, building value, acreage, improvement details and map location. Be extra careful with condos, duplexes, lake-area parcels, farms, commercial buildings, inherited property, split parcels and properties with out-of-county mailing addresses.

Write down the parcel number, property address, municipality, owner spelling, account number if shown, and any deed or legal-description clues. Use those details when searching the Recorder of Deeds for recorded documents or the tax office route for bills and payments.

Before searching recorded documents, collect the parcel number, property address, current owner name, prior owner name, trust or LLC name, approximate sale date, subdivision name and any instrument number, book/page reference or closing document reference you already have.

From the official Erie County website, navigate to Recorder of Deeds, land records, public records, document search, recording services or copy request instructions. Use the office’s current rules for online access, in-person help, mail requests or certified copies.

Try grantor, grantee, borrower, lender, trust name, business name, prior owner name, instrument number, book/page reference, recording date and document type. If the first name search fails, remove punctuation, search only the last name, or try the entity name exactly as it appears on the assessment record.

After finding a mortgage, lien, deed, assignment or notice, search later recording dates for satisfactions, releases, corrective deeds, assignments, modifications, foreclosure-related filings or other follow-up documents. Do not assume a lien or mortgage is still active until you check for later release documents.

Use the official assessment or property search route to confirm the parcel number, property address and owner summary before checking tax bill status. This reduces the risk of opening a bill for the wrong property or similar address.

From the official Erie County website, navigate to tax, treasurer, property tax, tax claim, online payment, billing or public records resources. Use only county-linked payment pages before entering card, bank or escrow information.

Match the tax year, parcel number, account number, bill amount, paid status, delinquent amount, penalties and receipt details. If a mortgage servicer pays from escrow, compare the county’s payment status with your lender’s escrow record.

Save the parcel number, account number, tax year, payment date, amount paid, receipt number and confirmation details. If a payment does not post or a duplicate payment appears, contact the official tax office through the county website.