SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has about 217,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Lackawanna 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, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.

Related guides: Lackawanna County public records, Lackawanna County arrest records, Lackawanna County warrants, Lackawanna County inmate search, Lackawanna County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.

Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Lackawanna County

Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Lackawanna 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 lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/recorder_of_deeds... (page title: Welcome to Lackawanna County, PA), phone 570-963-6775, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 218 Scranton PA 18503, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Lackawanna County

The Assessment Office sets the value each parcel in Lackawanna County 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 lcao.lackawannacounty.org/Main/PageNotRegistered.htm (page title: Page not registered), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Permits and City Records in the Cities of Lackawanna County

Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Lackawanna County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:

Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Lackawanna County

Court cases about land from Lackawanna County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magisterial District Courts or the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas.

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/clerk_of_judicial..., phone 814-472-6146.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who records deeds in Lackawanna County?

The Recorder of Deeds, at lackawannacounty.org, phone 570-963-6775. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Lackawanna County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (lcao.lackawannacounty.org) has the assessment records.

Who sets the assessed value of a property in Lackawanna County?

The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lcao.lackawannacounty.org.

Where are evictions from Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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.