City of Mobile · Mobile County · Alabama
Find the right local office for property records, taxes, deeds, estate questions, permits, or code matters. Read an Alabama deed-tax rule and compare local selling resources in one place.
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Property valuation, an unpaid tax balance, a recorded deed, an estate case, and a city code notice are different questions. Use the address and the document or notice in front of you to choose the office below. Mobile County is the county within the incorporated City of Mobile boundary; confirm an individual property’s county and city status from its address and land records.
Local offices
Start with the office that matches your record or notice. County property records and deed recording are separate from court cases; city permits and code matters belong to the City of Mobile.
Mobile County · property search, assessment, and property-tax questions
Use the Revenue Commission for county property searches and assessment information, and contact it about a property-tax account. An assessed value and an unpaid tax balance are different questions; ask about the specific parcel and bill.
Michael Square, 3925 Michael Boulevard, Suite G, Mobile, AL 36609
Phone: (251) 574-8530
Mobile County · document recording and real-property records
Use the Recording Division for county recording questions and real-property records, including recorded deeds. A deed record is not a property assessment or a court-case judgment search.
151 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 574-6040
Mobile County · local court contact and estate-administration routing
For an estate-administration question or local court contact, start with the Judicial Division. Confirm the actual case and proper venue from the estate file or court notice; this office information does not determine venue for a particular case.
Mobile County Government Center Annex, 151 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 574-6001
City of Mobile · permits, inspections, historic development, and code cases
Use Build Mobile for city permitting, inspection, historic-development, and code-case questions. These are City of Mobile services; check the property address to confirm it is inside city limits.
Government Plaza Building, 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 208-5895
Alabama selling cost
Alabama charges deed tax when the deed is recorded with the county probate judge: 50 cents for each $500 of taxable value, or any part of $500. With no applicable mortgage-tax deduction, a $100,000 sale owes $100, and a $100,200 sale owes $100.50. The taxable value may be reduced by a mortgage or vendor's lien on which Alabama mortgage tax has been paid; the closing attorney confirms the amount.
Give the closing attorney proof of the actual sale price or value for the deed and ask them to confirm any qualifying lien deduction. Without proof, the probate office uses the latest tax assessment, and penalties can apply. The tax and recording fees must be paid before recording.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Alabama's deed tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
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Contact the Mobile County Revenue Commission at (251) 574-8530 for county property-search, assessment, and property-tax questions. Have the property address or parcel details and the current bill or notice available. Ask about the specific account because assessed value and an amount due are different things.
The Mobile County Probate Court Recording Division handles county document recording and real-property records such as recorded deeds. A court judgment belongs to the court case in which it was entered, so use the case or court information on the notice to identify the right court record. A title professional can help connect a court record to the property being sold.
Contact the Mobile County Probate Court Judicial Division at (251) 574-6001 for local court contact and estate-administration routing. Confirm the actual case and proper venue using the estate file or court notice; the property address and case determine which court is appropriate.
Build Mobile handles City of Mobile permitting, inspections, historic-development, and code-case questions. Check the property address to confirm it is inside the City; a county location outside city limits may have a different local office.
Alabama deed tax is 50 cents for each $500 of taxable value, or any part of $500, when the deed is recorded. The closing attorney can confirm the taxable value and whether a mortgage or vendor’s lien with Alabama mortgage tax already paid reduces it. Give the attorney proof of the actual sale price or value for the deed.