Knoxville · Knox County · Tennessee
Find the county office for an assessment, tax payment, deed record or probate question, and compare local ways to sell. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Knoxville and Knox County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Knox County identifies Knoxville as its county seat, but the City and County are separate governments. The County says residents inside Knoxville city limits pay both City and County taxes. That does not determine a particular property’s taxing jurisdiction or balance, so check the exact address and current notice with the relevant office. The County Trustee resource below is for county tax information.
Useful offices
Assessment, county tax payments, deed recording and probate are separate tasks. Use the office that matches your notice or record, and have the property address ready when you call.
Knox County · assessment and property lookup
Use the Assessor for assessment, valuation and property-lookup questions. An assessment is not the same as a parcel-specific tax balance, a recorded deed or a court judgment.
865-215-2360 · Knoxville City-County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Knox County · tax payments and tax-sale information
Contact the Trustee about county property-tax payments and tax-sale information for a specific parcel. Check the property address and taxing jurisdiction; the Assessor handles assessment records, not tax collection.
865-215-2305 · Knoxville City-County Building, Suite 427, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Knox County · recording and deed records
Use the Register of Deeds for recording and county deed records. A recorded document by itself does not establish title, determine a tax balance or answer a court-judgment question.
865-215-2330 · City County Building, Suite 225, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Knox County · probate and estate-court contact
For an estate-related house, use the Probate Division as a local contact route for probate matters. The contact alone does not determine the venue for a particular property or who has authority to sign; check the actual estate record and any court order.
865-215-2389 · City County Building, Suite 352, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Tennessee sale rule
The tax is 37 cents for each $100 of the price paid or the property’s value, whichever is greater. By law, the buyer pays it, and the county Register of Deeds collects it for the state. Ask your title or closing professional to confirm the amount and any applicable exemption for the actual transfer.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Tennessee’s realty transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
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The Property Assessor handles assessment and property-lookup questions (865-215-2360). The Trustee handles county property-tax payments and tax-sale information (865-215-2305). The Register of Deeds handles recording and deed records (865-215-2330). These are different records and tasks; use the parcel address when you contact an office.
For a court judgment, start with the court and case number shown on the judgment or docket; a deed search is not a court-judgment search. For probate and estate-court matters, Knox County Chancery Court’s Probate Division is at 865-215-2389. That contact does not decide the venue or who may sign for a particular property; check the estate record and any order.
Knox County says the City and County are separate governments and that residents inside Knoxville city limits pay both City and County taxes. That does not identify a particular parcel’s taxing jurisdiction or balance. The Trustee link above is for county tax information; confirm the exact address and the appropriate office for any city tax question.
Tennessee charges realty transfer tax when the deed is recorded: 37 cents for each $100 of the price paid or the property’s value, whichever is greater. The buyer pays it by law, and the county Register of Deeds collects it for the state. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Tennessee’s realty transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.