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 26, 2026.
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in West Hazleton 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: West Hazleton public records, Luzerne County property records, West Hazleton arrest records, West Hazleton warrants, West Hazleton inmate search, West Hazleton criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in West Hazleton
Who owns a parcel in West Hazleton 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 West Hazleton
What a parcel in West Hazleton is taxed on is the business of the Assessment Office, which also 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 West Hazleton
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For West Hazleton, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at westhazletonboro.org/contact (page title: Contact Us | West Hazleton Borough), phone 570-455-7851, 100 South Fourth Street West Hazleton, PA 18202, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in West Hazleton
An eviction is a court case in the Magisterial District Courts, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
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 West Hazleton?
The Recorder of Deeds, at luzernecounty.org/607/Recorder-of-Deeds, phone 866-652-0111. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in West Hazleton 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 West Hazleton?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at luzernecounty.org/151/Assessment-Office.
Where are evictions from West Hazleton 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 West Hazleton 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.