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 September 25, 2026.
Kingston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Kingston is in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the Assessment Office; 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: Kingston public records, Luzerne County property records, Kingston arrest records, Kingston warrants, Kingston inmate search, Kingston criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Kingston
Who owns a parcel in Kingston and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Recorder of Deeds' page at luzernecounty.org/607/Recorder-of-Deeds (page title: Recorder of Deeds | Luzerne County, PA), phone 866-652-0111, 153 N River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Kingston
The Assessment Office sets the value each parcel in Kingston is taxed on and keeps the parcel maps. Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Assessment Office's page at luzernecounty.org/151/Assessment-Office (page title: Assessment Office | Luzerne County, PA), phone 570-825-1540, 1763 Physical Address View Map 153 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in Kingston
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Kingston, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at kingstonpa.org/contact-us (page title: Contact Us | Kingston Borough), phone 570-288-4576, 500 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Kingston
Court cases about land from Kingston, evictions among them, are filed in the Magisterial District Courts or the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at luzernecounty.org/172/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 570.825.1585.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Right-to-Know Law a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at luzernecounty.org/356/Right-to-Know-Law-Requests (page title: Right-to-Know Law & Requests | Luzerne County, PA).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Luzerne County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Luzerne County and Pennsylvania. These property pages and recorded document pages from its Luzerne County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Folder: / (gis.luzernecounty.org)
- Document Search (luzernecounty.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Kingston?
The Recorder of Deeds, at luzernecounty.org/607/Recorder-of-Deeds, phone 866-652-0111. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Kingston are filed there, and the Assessment Office (luzernecounty.org/151/Assessment-Office) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Kingston?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at luzernecounty.org/151/Assessment-Office.
Where are evictions from Kingston filed?
In the Magisterial District Courts. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
Is this the official Kingston 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.