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.
Cortland County, New York, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Cortland 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: Cortland County public records, Cortland County arrest records, Cortland County warrants, Cortland County inmate search, Cortland County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Cortland County
Who owns a parcel in Cortland County and what it sold for are in the deed records of the County Clerk, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the County Clerk's page at cortlandcountyny.gov/177/Real-Property (page title: Real Property | Cortland County, NY), phone 607-753-5040, 46 Greenbush Street, #B5 Cortland, NY 13045, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Cortland County
The value each parcel in Cortland 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 cortlandcountyny.gov/177/Real-Property (page title: Real Property | Cortland County, NY), phone 607-753-5040, 46 Greenbush Street, #B5 Cortland, NY 13045, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Cortland County
Court cases about land from Cortland County, evictions among them, are filed in the city, town and village courts or the Cortland County Supreme and County Courts.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cortlandcountyny.gov/173/Courts-Supreme-County, phone 607-753-5021. That page belongs to a lower court, the city, town and village courts, not to the Cortland 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 and Land Records Pages for Cortland County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Cortland County and New York. These property pages and recorded document pages from its Cortland County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- County Clerk (cortlandcountyny.gov)
- Final Assessment Rolls (cortlandcountyny.gov)
- Mapping, Cortland County, NY (cortlandcountyny.gov)
- Preble (cortlandcountyny.gov)
- Taylor (cortlandcountyny.gov)
- Directory (cortlandcountyny.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Cortland County?
The County Clerk, at cortlandcountyny.gov/177/Real-Property, phone 607-753-5040. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Cortland County are filed there.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Cortland County?
The assessor of each city and town.
Where are evictions from Cortland 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 Cortland 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.