SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 September 28, 2026.

About this guide

Yuba County, California, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Yuba 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: Yuba County public records, Yuba County arrest records, Yuba County warrants, Yuba County inmate search, Yuba County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.

Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Yuba County

Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Yuba County are recorded by the County Recorder, which indexes them by name and sells copies.

SearchSystems opened and checked the County Recorder's page at recorder.co.yuba.ca.us/recorder/web (page title: Yuba County | Disclaimer), phone (530) 749-7850, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Yuba County

What a parcel in Yuba County is taxed on is the business of the County Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps. Under Proposition 13 a property's assessed value is set when it changes hands and can rise no more than 2 percent a year after that, so a home owned for decades is often assessed far below its market value.

SearchSystems opened and checked the County Assessor's page at yuba.gov/departments/assessor/index.php (page title: Assessor), phone (530) 749-7820, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.

More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Yuba County

The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Yuba County and California. These property pages from its Yuba County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:

Permits and City Records in the Cities of Yuba County

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

Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Yuba County

Court cases about land from Yuba County, evictions among them, are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba.

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at yuba.courts.ca.gov/online-services/online-case-access.

Asking a County Office for a Record

Under the California Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, and it may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at yubacountyca.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who records deeds in Yuba County?

The County Recorder, at recorder.co.yuba.ca.us/recorder/web, phone (530) 749-7850. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Yuba County are filed there, and the County Assessor (yuba.gov/departments/assessor/index.php) has the assessment records.

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

The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at yuba.gov/departments/assessor/index.php.

Where are evictions from Yuba County filed?

In the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba. The file is public unless the court seals it.

How is property assessed in California?

Under Proposition 13 a property's assessed value is set when it changes hands and can rise no more than 2 percent a year after that, so a home owned for decades is often assessed far below its market value.

Is this the official Yuba 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.