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 30, 2026.
Erie County, Pennsylvania, has about 268,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Erie County 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 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: Erie County public records, Erie County arrest records, Erie County warrants, Erie County inmate search, Erie County police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Erie County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Erie County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Recorder of Deeds' page at courts.eriecountypa.gov/index.php/departments/clerk-of-records/reco... (page title: Recorder of Deeds | Erie County Courts | Erie County, PA), phone 814-451-6246, 140 West Sixth Street Room 121 Erie, PA 16501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Erie County
What a parcel in Erie County 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 public.eriecountypa.gov/property-tax-records/property-records/prope... (page title: search by parcel number), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Erie County
Court cases about land from Erie County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magisterial District Courts or the Erie County Court of Common Pleas.
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 eriecountypa.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Erie County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Erie County and Pennsylvania. These property pages from its Erie County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Erie County, Pennsylvania (public.eriecountypa.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Erie County?
The Recorder of Deeds, at courts.eriecountypa.gov, phone 814-451-6246. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Erie County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (public.eriecountypa.gov) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Erie County?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at public.eriecountypa.gov.
Where are evictions from Erie County 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 Erie 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.