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.
Westchester County, New York, has about 1.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Westchester 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, directory links, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Westchester County public records, Westchester County arrest records, Westchester County warrants, Westchester County inmate search, Westchester County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Westchester County
Who owns a parcel in Westchester 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 westchesterclerkny.gov/land-records (page title: Land Records Division), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Westchester County
The value each parcel in Westchester 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 westchestercountyny.gov/property-taxpayer-resources (page title: Property Taxpayer Resources), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Westchester County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Westchester County and New York. These property pages from its Westchester County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Assessment Rolls (cityofpeekskillny.gov)
- Assessments, New Rochelle, NY (newrochelleny.gov)
- Assessor (somersny.gov)
- Assessor, Town of Ossining, New York (townofossiningny.gov)
- Assessor, New Castle, NY (mynewcastleny.gov)
- Assessor, Town of Bedford, NY (bedfordny.gov)
- Assessor, Town of Yorktown, NY (yorktownny.gov)
- Assessor's Office (ryeny.gov)
- AxisGIS, GreenburghNY (axisgis.com)
- AxisGIS, OssiningNY (axisgis.com)
- https://giswww.westchestergov.com/arcgis/rest/serv... (giswww.westchestergov.com)
- MunicipalTaxParcels (MapServer) (giswww.westchestergov.com)
Permits and City Records in the Cities of Westchester County
Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Westchester County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, the largest twelve first, with the city page SearchSystems verified:
- New Rochelle: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at newrochelleny.gov, phone 914-654-2000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mount Vernon: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at mountvernonny.gov (verified September 25, 2026).
- White Plains: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at cityofwhiteplains.com/m/directory/department?did=22, phone 914.422.1423 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ossining: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at townofossiningny.gov/cms/contacts/13-town-offices/13-municipal-offices, phone (914) 762-6000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Peekskill: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at cityofpeekskillny.gov (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mamaroneck: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at townofmamaroneckny.gov, phone 914-381-7810 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Scarsdale: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at scarsdale.gov, phone 914-722-1100 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rye: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at ryeny.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/5/33, phone (914) 967-5400 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sleepy Hollow: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at sleepyhollowny.gov (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mount Kisco: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at mountkiscony.gov, phone (914) 241-0500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hastings-on-Hudson: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at hohny.gov (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pelham: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at pelhamny.gov, phone 914-738-2015 (verified September 26, 2026).
The rest: Briarcliff Manor, Larchmont, Irvington, Bronxville, Pelham Manor and Elmsford.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Westchester County
Court cases about land from Westchester County, evictions among them, are filed in the city, town and village courts or the Westchester County Supreme and County Courts.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at westchesterclerkny.gov/legal-division/search-court-records, phone (914)995-3075.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Westchester County?
The County Clerk, at westchesterclerkny.gov/land-records. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Westchester County are filed there.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Westchester County?
The assessor of each city and town.
Where are evictions from Westchester 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 Westchester 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.