Merced, CA / Seller resources
Find the office for an assessment, property-tax account, deed, probate case, or City code complaint. This page also explains a California transfer-tax rule and links to ways to compare a sale.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. We buy houses in Merced and Merced County.
Property valuation, unpaid taxes, recorded deeds, and court cases are different questions. County offices serve Merced County; City of Merced Code Enforcement is for complaints in incorporated City areas. Use the property address to check which jurisdiction applies.
Merced County · assessment and property valuation
Use the Assessor for assessed values and assessment records. An assessed value is a different question from an unpaid tax balance or a recorded deed.
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-7631.
Merced County · tax accounts and County tax-sale information
Use the Tax Collector for property-tax account questions and County tax-sale information. Those are separate from the Assessor’s valuation records and the Clerk-Recorder’s deed records.
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 · Treasurer: (209) 385-7307 · Tax Collector: (209) 385-7592.
Merced County · recorded deeds and public records
Use the Clerk-Recorder for recorded deeds and recorded public-record questions. A court judgment is a court-case question, not an Assessor valuation or a deed-record request.
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-7627.
State judicial branch · probate cases in Merced County
For a probate case, use the Superior Court’s Probate Unit for court information. It is a court office, not a Merced County department; probate cases are heard at the Merced Courthouse.
Probate Unit: (209) 725-4111 · Old Merced Courthouse, 627 W 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340.
City of Merced only · complaints in incorporated City areas
The County housing-referral page lists this City contact for complaints within incorporated Merced. A Merced mailing address alone does not establish that a property is inside City limits; check the address jurisdiction before calling.
(209) 385-6912.
California counties charge $0.55 for each $500 of consideration, or fraction of $500, when the consideration is over $100. That is $1.10 per $1,000. A city may take half of the county rate as its own share, credited against the county tax; some cities charge an additional transfer tax. Exemptions can apply. Ask the title or escrow company to confirm the taxable amount, any City tax, and how the sale contract allocates the cost for this property.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax. This does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
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Contact the Merced County Assessor at (209) 385-7631 for assessed values and assessment records. That is different from checking an unpaid property-tax account.
Contact the Merced County Tax Collector at (209) 385-7592 for property-tax account questions and County tax-sale information. The Treasurer’s line is (209) 385-7307.
The Merced County Clerk-Recorder handles recorded deed and public-record questions at (209) 385-7627. For a court judgment, use the court and case information on the notice; a judgment is not an Assessor valuation or a deed-record request. Ask a title professional or attorney how the record relates to the property.
For probate, call the Merced Superior Court Probate Unit at (209) 725-4111; probate cases are heard at the Merced Courthouse. For a code complaint within incorporated City of Merced areas, the County referral page lists City Code Enforcement at (209) 385-6912. Confirm the property’s jurisdiction by address.
The general county rate is $0.55 per $500 of consideration, or fraction of $500, when consideration is over $100, subject to exemptions. Ask the title or escrow company to confirm the taxable amount, any City tax, and the transaction-specific allocation.