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 October 9, 2026.
South Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in South Miami is in the deed records of the Clerk of Court and its taxable value is set by the Property Appraiser; what is built on it is a matter for the city. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, city permits and records, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: South Miami public records, Miami-Dade County property records, South Miami arrest records, South Miami warrants, South Miami inmate search, South Miami criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in South Miami
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in South Miami are recorded by the Clerk of Court, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Clerk of Court's page at onlineservices.miamidadeclerk.gov/officialrecords (page title: Official Records), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in South Miami
The Property Appraiser sets the value each parcel in South Miami is taxed on and keeps the parcel maps. Under Save Our Homes a homesteaded property's assessed value can rise no more than 3 percent a year, and other property no more than 10 percent, until it is sold.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Property Appraiser's page at miamidadepa.gov/pa/home.page (page title: Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County Home Page), phone 305-375-4712, 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 710, Miami, FL 33128, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in South Miami
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For South Miami, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at somifl.gov (page title: South Miami, FL), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in South Miami
Court cases about land from South Miami, evictions among them, are filed in the County Court or the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/records.page.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) a county office must answer a request promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/public-records-requests.page (page title: Public Records Request).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Miami-Dade County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Miami-Dade County and Florida. These property pages and recorded document pages from its Miami-Dade County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- ArcGIS Web Application (mdc.maps.arcgis.com)
- Miami-Dade Business Tracker (gisweb.miamidade.gov)
- Miami-Dade e-Maps (gisweb.miamidade.gov)
- Miami-Dade Land Information Viewer (gisweb.miamidade.gov)
- Neighborhood & Building Code Violations (gisweb.miamidade.gov)
- Public Notification (gisweb.miamidade.gov)
- Zoning Hearings (miamidade.gov)
- Code Citations (www2.miamidadeclerk.gov)
- Foreclosures & Lis Pendens (miamidadeclerk.gov)
- Parking Violations (www2.miamidadeclerk.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in South Miami?
The Clerk of Court, at onlineservices.miamidadeclerk.gov. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in South Miami are filed there, and the Property Appraiser (miamidadepa.gov/pa/home.page) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in South Miami?
The Property Appraiser, whose page SearchSystems verified is at miamidadepa.gov/pa/home.page.
Where are evictions from South Miami filed?
In the County Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in Florida?
Under Save Our Homes a homesteaded property's assessed value can rise no more than 3 percent a year, and other property no more than 10 percent, until it is sold.
Is this the official South Miami website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.