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Richmond and Madison County Home Seller Resources

Sorting out a tax bill, deed, estate record, permit, or sale decision? Start with the office that handles that specific question, then use the local selling pages and tools to compare your options.

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Find the right help for the question in front of you

County probate, deed recording, annual county property taxes, City property taxes, permits, and code questions go to different offices. Use the property address and the document or bill you have to choose the right contact below.

If you are weighing a sale, we buy houses as-is throughout Richmond and Madison County. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form on this page.

Local records and offices

Richmond and Madison County resources: what each office handles

Start with the office that matches the task. Bring the property address and the current tax bill, deed, court notice, or permit question when you contact them.

Kentucky Court of Justice — Madison County directory

Madison County · Probate Division and court locations

For a probate or estate question, the directory lists the Probate Division contact. For a judgment or other court-file question, use the court named on the notice or ask the directory which division and counter handles that record; a deed recording is a different task.

Probate Division: 859-624-4723. The directory lists Madison County Courthouse at 101 W. Main St. and District Court Hall of Justice at 351 W. Main St., Richmond. Confirm the right counter and location directly.

Madison County court directory ↗

Madison County Clerk, Richmond Branch — deeds and recordings

Madison County · recorded deeds and land documents

Use the Clerk’s recording information for a deed or another recorded land document. A recording record is not a property valuation or a court judgment; use the relevant office for those separate questions.

321 N. Madison Ave., Richmond, KY 40475 · 859-624-4703. The recordings page lists the Richmond Branch recording contact; check it for the current recording route.

Madison County Clerk contact information ↗Madison County Clerk recordings ↗

Madison County Sheriff’s Office — annual county property taxes

Madison County · ordinary annual county property-tax bills

The County Clerk’s tax page identifies the Sheriff’s Office for ordinary annual county property-tax bills and gives the contact route. This county bill is separate from City of Richmond property taxes.

The office is at the Courthouse Annex, 135 W. Irvine St., Richmond. Use the linked tax information or contact route for a bill question.

Madison County Clerk — delinquent taxes and tax contact route ↗

City of Richmond Building Inspections

City of Richmond · plan review, permits, and inspections

Use Building Inspections for construction permits, plan review, and inspections inside Richmond city limits. The City says these services apply to construction within the City; a Richmond mailing address or Madison County location alone does not establish that jurisdiction.

City department address: 239 W. Main St., Richmond.

City of Richmond Building Inspections ↗

City of Richmond Codes Enforcement

City of Richmond · code-enforcement questions

Use Codes Enforcement for a City code issue or notice. Confirm the address is within City jurisdiction and contact the department listed for the issue.

City department address: 239 W. Main St., Richmond.

City of Richmond Codes Enforcement ↗

City of Richmond Planning & Zoning

City of Richmond · zoning and H1 status questions

Use Planning & Zoning for zoning questions, including questions about H1 status. Ask the City to confirm the department and requirements for the property address.

City department address: 239 W. Main St., Richmond.

City of Richmond Planning & Zoning ↗

City of Richmond property-tax portal

City of Richmond · city property-tax questions

Use the City’s finance portal or contact route for a City of Richmond property-tax question. City and county property-tax bills follow separate contact routes.

The City links to its property-tax service from the official City site.

City of Richmond official site ↗City of Richmond property-tax portal ↗

A Kentucky sale-cost rule

Check the real estate transfer tax before recording the deed

Kentucky’s real estate transfer tax is 50 cents for each $500 of value or fraction of $500. The grantor—the seller—owes it by law. The taxable value is the full price paid, including any liens the buyer takes over, and the County Clerk collects the tax before the deed can be recorded. Recording fees are separate.

Some transfers are exempt, including certain foreclosure deeds, deeds between spouses, and certain transfers to government. Ask the title company whether an exemption applies to your sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Kentucky real estate transfer tax. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.

Kentucky Revised Statutes § 142.050 — real estate transfer tax ↗

Situation help

Find the Richmond selling situation that fits

Each page focuses on the records and sale questions that matter for that situation. Choose the one closest to yours to compare next steps.

Inherited property

Start with estate records, probate questions, and who may need to sign.

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Foreclosure

Review the notice and compare next steps when a mortgage case is involved.

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Divorce sale

Review ownership, court orders, and the questions that affect a sale.

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Tenant-occupied house

Compare options when a tenant or another occupant is still in the house.

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Code violations

Find sale options for a house with a code notice or unresolved city issue.

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Fire damage

Review options for a house with fire damage and questions to sort out before a sale.

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Property liens and back taxes

Start with the property-specific questions around liens, taxes, and title.

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Read, calculate, or compare

Local guides, articles, the report, and your numbers

Read the local guide and articles, check the market report, follow the selling process, or change the inputs in the net-proceeds calculator. For dated market context, Zillow’s typical home value is $299,053 (As of September 2026; Zillow typical home value for Richmond, KY); it is not a price for a particular house.

Richmond, KY Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator

Calculator

Compare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.

Reviews and contact

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Richmond and Madison County resource questions

Where do I start with a Madison County probate or estate question?

The Kentucky Court of Justice Madison County directory lists the Probate Division at 859-624-4723 and gives courthouse locations. Call to confirm the right counter and location for the estate record. Who can sign depends on the actual estate documents and situation.

Where do I ask about a deed recording or a court judgment?

Use the Madison County Clerk’s recordings page for deed-recording information and call the Richmond Branch at 859-624-4703 for its recording contact route. A court judgment is a court-file question, not a deed recording; use the court named on the notice or the Madison County court directory to confirm the correct division and counter.

Who handles an ordinary annual Madison County property-tax bill?

The Madison County Clerk’s tax page identifies the Sheriff’s Office for ordinary annual county property-tax bills and provides a contact route. The office is at the Courthouse Annex, 135 W. Irvine St., Richmond. For City property-tax questions, use the City of Richmond portal instead.

Which Richmond office handles a permit, code issue, or zoning question?

For construction permits, plan review, and inspections inside Richmond city limits, use Building Inspections. Use Codes Enforcement for a code issue and Planning & Zoning for zoning or H1 status questions. The departments list 239 W. Main St.; confirm the exact address is within City jurisdiction, because a Richmond mailing address alone does not establish it.

How is Kentucky’s real estate transfer tax calculated, and who pays it?

The tax is 50 cents for each $500 of value or fraction of $500, and the grantor—the seller—owes it by law. The value includes the full price paid, including any liens the buyer takes over, and the County Clerk collects it before the deed can be recorded. Recording fees are separate. Some transfers are exempt, so ask the title company whether an exemption applies. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Kentucky real estate transfer tax; mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.

Where can I compare Richmond sale options and planning tools?

Use the Richmond market report, 2026 seller guide, local articles, selling-process page, and home-sale net proceeds calculator linked above. A market-level home-value figure, when available, is dated context rather than a price for a particular house.

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