Newport Tax Assessor’s Office
Contact the Assessor about a Newport property’s assessed value, valuation records, or property-tax assessment.
Area served: City of Newport
Phone: (401) 845-5363
Tax Assessor’s Office ↗Newport, RI · Newport County
Newport, Rhode Island Home Seller Resources
For a house in Newport, use these city links for property values, tax bills, deeds, estate matters, and inspections. If the house is elsewhere in Newport County, call us and we’ll help find the right local contact. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Local offices and records
Start with the office that handles your question
Property values, tax bills, recorded deeds, estate filings, inspections, and court cases have different contacts. These official links show where to start for a Newport property.
Newport Tax Billing and Collections
Call Collections about a Newport city property-tax bill or a delinquent real-property tax account.
Area served: City of Newport
Phone: (401) 845-5401
Tax Billing and Collections ↗Newport Office of Land Evidence
The Office records deeds, mortgages, leases, and other property documents for Newport. Contact it for recorded deeds and land records.
Area served: City of Newport
Phone: (401) 845-5334
Newport property records and recording information ↗Newport Probate Court
Contact the City Probate Court about an estate proceeding in Newport.
Area served: City of Newport
Phone: (401) 845-5349
Newport Probate Court ↗Newport Department of Building & Inspections
Ask about a Newport building, housing, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permit, inspection, or code question.
Area served: City of Newport
Phone: (401) 845-5459
Building & Inspections ↗Rhode Island Judiciary — Access to Case Information
Use the Judiciary’s public portal for public court-case docket information across Rhode Island courts.
Area served: Rhode Island
Rhode Island Judiciary case information ↗Rhode Island selling costs
Rhode Island real estate conveyance tax
Rhode Island charges real estate conveyance tax when a deed is recorded. Since October 1, 2025, the tax is $3.75 for each $500 of the price, or any part of $500. The taxable price can include mortgage or lien debt that stays on the property.
For residential sales in 2026, the same rate also applies to the part of the price above $824,000. The threshold is adjusted each year. State law makes the seller responsible unless the parties agree otherwise.
Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate sale items. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Rhode Island's real estate conveyance tax.
Read Rhode Island General Laws §44-25-1 (tax rate and who pays), §44-25-2 (exemptions), and the Rhode Island Division of Taxation’s 2025 rate notice and 2026 threshold notice.
Help for a specific situation
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Inherited house
See who can sign for an estate sale and how to talk through the house and its contents.
Foreclosure
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Divorce sale
Talk through ownership, signatures, and a house sale during divorce.
Tenants in the house
Learn about selling with tenants in place and what happens to the lease.
Code violations
Read about selling a house with an open code notice or repair issue.
Fire damage
Compare options for a fire-damaged house and remaining belongings.
Liens and back taxes
See how liens, unpaid taxes, and sale proceeds fit together.
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Newport guides, reports, and selling tools
Home-sale net proceeds calculator
Compare listing costs with a direct as-is sale using the Newport calculator.
Open the Newport calculator →Read the local report and Rhode Island selling-cost information.
Compare selling as-is with listing, repairing, or waiting.
Read the Newport article about ways to sell an as-is house.
Browse practical articles for Newport-area sellers.
See what happens from the first conversation through closing.
Find answers to common questions about selling a Newport house.
What our sellers say
“LISTEN, PROPERTY TAXES GOT TOO HIGH FOR MY FIXED INCOME. SOLD IT TO THEM. WALKED AWAY WITH CASH. GLAD IT'S OVER.”
“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
“no open houses. no realtors tracking dirt in. just a straight cash sale for our house so we could move. Glad it's over.”
Newport seller resource questions
Which Newport office can help with a property’s assessed value?
Newport’s Tax Assessor’s Office handles property assessments and valuation records. Its official link and phone number are above.
Who handles unpaid Newport property taxes?
Contact Newport Tax Billing and Collections about a city property-tax bill or delinquent real-property tax account. The office link and phone number are above.
Where are deeds for Newport houses recorded?
Newport’s Office of Land Evidence records deeds and other property documents for the city. Its official records page is above.
Where can I look up a Rhode Island court case?
The Rhode Island Judiciary’s Access to Case Information page links to its public portal for court-case docket information. Newport’s Probate Court handles local estate proceedings.
Not sure which office or next step fits? Call us — we’ll sort it out with you. We answer 24/7 at 888-274-5006. You can also use the form above.