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 October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Queens County, New York, has about 2.3 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Queens County is in the deed records of the County Clerk and its taxable value is set by the town 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, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Queens County public records, Queens County warrants, Queens County inmate search, Queens County criminal records, Queens County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Queens County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Queens County are recorded by the County Clerk, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
SearchSystems opened and checked the County Clerk's page at nycourts.gov/courts/11th-judicial-district/queens-county-clerks-off... (page title: Queens County Clerk’s Office Records Search Department | New York Courts), phone 718-298-0612, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Queens County
The value each parcel in Queens County is taxed on is set locally, by the assessor of each city and town, not by the county.
The county property tax office's page SearchSystems verified is at nyc.gov/site/finance/about/contact-by-email/assessment-and-valuatio... (page title: Contact Us Property Assessments and Valuations), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Queens County
Court cases about land from Queens County, evictions among them, are filed in the city, town and village courts or the Queens County Supreme and County Courts.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Freedom of Information Law a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
More Official Property Records Pages for Queens County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists official pages for Queens County. These property pages and recorded document pages from it were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Document Search Introduction (a836-acris.nyc.gov)
- Property Information (a836-pts-access.nyc.gov)
- Queens Buildings - Department of Citywide Administrative Services (nyc.gov)
- ZoLa | NYC’s Zoning & Land Use Map (zola.planning.nyc.gov)
- Restaurant Inspections (a816-health.nyc.gov)
- SEC.gov | EDGAR Search Assistance (sec.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Queens County?
The County Clerk.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Queens County?
The local assessor, by the assessor of each city and town.
Where are evictions from Queens County filed?
In the city, town and village courts. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in New York?
New York property is assessed by each city and town, not the county, except in Nassau and Tompkins counties and New York City.
Is this the official Queens 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.