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 23, 2026.
Pender County, North Carolina, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Pender County is in the deed records of the Register of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the Tax 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.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Pender County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Pender County are recorded by the Register of Deeds, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Pender County
What a parcel in Pender County is taxed on is the business of the Tax Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps. North Carolina counties must reappraise real property at least every eight years, and most now do it every four.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Tax Assessor's page at pendercountync.gov/txa (page title: Tax Administration | Pender County, NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Pender County
Court cases about land from Pender County, evictions among them, are filed in the District Court or the Pender County Superior Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nccourts.gov/locations/pender-county.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act a county office must answer a request as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at pendercountync.nextrequest.com (page title: Pender County Public Records RequestsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Pender County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pender County and North Carolina. These property pages from its Pender County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Land Records (pendercountync.gov)
- Real Estate Property Taxes (mss.pendercountync.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Pender County?
The Register of Deeds.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Pender County?
The Tax Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at pendercountync.gov/txa.
Where are evictions from Pender County filed?
In the District Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in North Carolina?
North Carolina counties must reappraise real property at least every eight years, and most now do it every four.
Is this the official Pender 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.