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 on September 24, 2026.

About this guide

Kootenai County, Idaho, has about 188,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Kootenai 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: Kootenai County public records, Kootenai County arrest records, Kootenai County warrants, Kootenai County inmate search, Kootenai County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.

Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Kootenai County

Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Kootenai 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 kcgov.us/343/Recorder (page title: Recorder | Kootenai County, ID), phone 208-446-1480, 451 Government Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.

Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Kootenai County

What a parcel in Kootenai County is taxed on is the business of the County Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps.

SearchSystems opened and checked the County Assessor's page at id-kootenai.publicaccessnow.com/Assessor/PropertySearch.aspx (page title: Property Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.

More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Kootenai County

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

Permits and City Records in the Cities of Kootenai County

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

Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Kootenai County

Court cases about land from Kootenai County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magistrate Division or the Kootenai County District Court.

Asking a County Office for a Record

Under the Idaho Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, and it may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kcgov.us/655/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Kootenai County, ID).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who records deeds in Kootenai County?

The County Recorder, at kcgov.us/343/Recorder, phone 208-446-1480. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Kootenai County are filed there, and the County Assessor (id-kootenai.publicaccessnow.com) has the assessment records.

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

The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at id-kootenai.publicaccessnow.com.

Where are evictions from Kootenai County filed?

In the Magistrate Division. The file is public unless the court seals it.

Is this the official Kootenai 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.