SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.

About this guide

Maricopa County, Arizona, has about 4.7 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Maricopa County is in the deed records of the County Recorder and its taxable value is set by the County Assessor; what is built on it is a matter for the city or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.

This guide covers deeds, assessed values, directory links, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.

Related guides: Maricopa County public records, Maricopa County warrants, Maricopa County inmate search, Maricopa County criminal records, Maricopa County court records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.

Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Maricopa County

Who owns a parcel in Maricopa County and what it sold for are in the deed records of the County Recorder, with every lien or mortgage against the land.

SearchSystems opened and checked the County Recorder's page at recorder.maricopa.gov (page title: Welcome to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.

Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Maricopa County

The County Assessor sets the value each parcel in Maricopa County is taxed on and keeps the parcel maps. Arizona taxes homes on their limited property value, which can rise no more than 5 percent a year, rather than on the full cash value the assessor also publishes.

SearchSystems opened and checked the County Assessor's page at mcassessor.maricopa.gov (page title: Maricopa County Assessor's Office), phone 602-506-3406, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Maricopa County

The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Maricopa County and Arizona. These property pages from its Maricopa County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:

Permits and City Records in the Cities of Maricopa County

Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Maricopa County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, the largest twelve first, with the city page SearchSystems verified:

The rest: Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Litchfield Park.

Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Maricopa County

An eviction is a court case in the Justice Courts, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Maricopa County Superior Court; the court file is public unless sealed.

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at justicecourts.maricopa.gov/app/courtrecords/casesearch. That page belongs to a lower court, the Justice Courts, not to the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Asking a County Office for a Record

Under the Arizona Public Records Law a county office must answer a request promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute, and it may charge the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at maricopa.gov/4214/Public-Records (page title: Maricopa County Public Records Request | Maricopa County, AZ).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who records deeds in Maricopa County?

The County Recorder.

Who sets the assessed value of a property in Maricopa County?

The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at mcassessor.maricopa.gov.

Where are evictions from Maricopa County filed?

In the Justice Courts. The file is public unless the court seals it.

How is property assessed in Arizona?

Arizona taxes homes on their limited property value, which can rise no more than 5 percent a year, rather than on the full cash value the assessor also publishes.

Is this the official Maricopa County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.