Modesto, California · Stanislaus County
Find county starting points for assessment and deed records. Learn what to check for an unpaid-tax balance or court judgment, read the California transfer-tax basics, and choose a situation page for more specific questions.
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An assessed value, tax balance, recorded deed, and court judgment are different records. Use the Assessor for assessment questions and the Clerk Recorder for recorded deeds; neither answers every tax or court question, and neither is a property-specific title review.
Stanislaus County · assessment and assessed-value questions
Start here for an assessed value or property-assessment record question. Assessment records are separate from an unpaid-tax balance, a recorded deed, or a court judgment.
Stanislaus County Assessor’s Office ↗Stanislaus County · recorded deeds and county land records
Use the Clerk Recorder’s official page for a recorded-deed or county land-record question. A deed record is different from an assessment or tax balance; it is not the court record for a civil judgment.
Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder ↗A civil court judgment is a court record, not an Assessor valuation, tax balance, or recorded deed. If a notice names a court or case, start with that court or case information and ask a title professional whether the record affects the property.
Helpful California rule
Before closing, ask escrow or the title company to confirm the taxable amount, the property’s exact location, any city transfer tax, an applicable exemption, and how the written agreement allocates the cost. California counties charge documentary transfer tax at $0.55 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 ($1.10 per $1,000). It applies when consideration is over $100, excluding a lien or loan that remains on the property after the sale. State law makes a person who signs or benefits from the deed responsible for the tax, while the purchase agreement can allocate the cost between buyer and seller. The county recorder collects it when the deed is recorded. A city may take a share credited against the county tax, and some cities add a larger tax on top, so confirm the amount for the exact 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 off your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
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Use the Stanislaus County Assessor’s Office for an assessment or assessed-value question. An assessed value, unpaid property-tax balance, recorded deed, and court judgment are different records; use the current tax bill or notice when checking a property-tax balance.
Use the Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder’s official page for a recorded-deed or land-record question. A court judgment is a court record, not an Assessor value or a deed; start with the court or case named on the notice, then ask a title professional whether it affects the property.
Ask escrow or the title company to confirm the taxable amount, any city transfer tax for the property’s exact location, exemptions, and the written allocation. California’s county tax is $0.55 per $500 or fraction of taxable consideration ($1.10 per $1,000) when consideration is over $100, subject to the rules for liens or loans that remain on the 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 share of current property taxes.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Modesto and Stanislaus County, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or send the property address through the form. We’ll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.