St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida
Start with the property address and the question in front of you. St. Augustine and St. Johns County have separate offices for permits and rental rules, while property values, tax bills, deeds, and court records follow different record paths.
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Property value, unpaid taxes, recorded deeds, court judgments, and City or County permits go to different offices. The City of St. Augustine and St. Johns County are separate governments. Use the address and the document or notice in front of you, then confirm the responsible office before relying on a record or permit route.
Local records and offices
Start with the office that handles your question. The City map can help you check location, but confirm an address with the applicable City or County office.
St. Johns County · property and assessment records
Use the Property Appraiser for parcel and assessed-value questions. An assessment is not a current tax balance or payoff; the Tax Collector handles real-estate tax bills.
Search by the property address or parcel information, then use the contact page if you need help with the record.
St. Johns County · real-estate tax bills and payment information
Use the Tax Collector for real-estate tax-bill information and payment routing. A property assessment and an unpaid tax balance are different questions.
Have the current bill, notice, address, or parcel information available when asking about a specific account.
St. Johns County · recorded deeds, mortgages, and land documents
The Recording Division handles the County Recorder function and Official Records. Use it for recorded land documents; a deed search does not answer an assessment, tax-bill, court-case, or property-specific title question.
For a court judgment, follow the court and case information on the judgment or notice rather than treating it as a deed record.
St. Johns County · probate information and foreclosure-sale records
Use the Clerk’s Probate page for estate-record information and its foreclosure pages for local sale information. A county listing alone does not establish where a case is pending or who can sign for an estate.
For a court judgment or case question, use the case number on the court paper and ask the Clerk where to find that court record.
City of St. Augustine only · City permits, planning, and historic review
For a property inside City limits, use the City permit page for building-permit and inspection information. The City’s Historic Architectural Review Board describes review for preservation matters, including demolition or relocation; ask the City about the exact address and proposed work.
The City map and GIS portal can help you check location. A St. Augustine mailing address or neighborhood name alone does not establish City jurisdiction.
St. Johns County · County permits and inspections
Use the County Building Department for County permit and inspection information. Confirm which government handles a property before relying on a permit or inspection route.
The County lists its Building Department at 4040 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084.
City of St. Augustine and applicable St. Johns County areas
The City’s short-term-rental page describes annual registration and a Life Safety Inspection. The County maintains a separate short-term vacation rental page for applicable unincorporated areas. Check the address with the responsible government before making plans.
City and County programs are separate; do not use a mailing label alone to decide which page applies.
Local rules and closing costs
Florida documentary stamp tax is 70 cents per $100, or fraction, of consideration in most counties; Miami-Dade has different rates. Florida Revenue says parties to a deed are legally liable for the tax even when a contract allocates payment to one party. Ask the title company to confirm the figures for your sale.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Florida documentary stamp tax and, where applicable, the Miami-Dade deed surtax. The Miami-Dade surtax applies only where applicable; this does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.
St. Augustine’s Historic Architectural Review Board handles preservation matters such as review of proposed demolition or relocation. If you are planning work on a City property with a historic-review question, ask HARB about the address and proposed work before planning the next step. This is different from a general sale or condition determination.
Selling situations
Review sale questions for a house connected to an estate.
Open the St. Augustine page →Compare options with the lender notice or court information in front of you.
Open the St. Augustine page →Review property and sale questions when a home is part of a divorce.
Open the St. Augustine page →Compare sale options when tenants live in the house.
Open the St. Augustine page →Find next steps when a property has a code notice or open question.
Open the St. Augustine page →Review sale options for a house with fire damage.
Open the St. Augustine page →Separate a lien, tax-bill, and title question before choosing a sale path.
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Share the address and the record, notice, or sale question in front of you.
Use the St. Johns County Property Appraiser for parcel and assessed-value questions. The Tax Collector handles real-estate tax-bill information; an assessment is not an unpaid-tax balance.
Use the St. Johns County Tax Collector’s real-estate tax page for tax-bill and payment information. The Property Appraiser is the route for assessment records, not tax payment or payoff information.
Use the Clerk Recording Division for recorded deeds, mortgages, and other land documents. A court judgment is a court-case record, not a deed or assessment. Use the court and case information on the judgment or notice and contact the St. Johns County Clerk to ask where that court record is available.
The City of St. Augustine handles its own City permit and planning information; St. Johns County has a separate Building Department. Check the exact address with the City map and the applicable office instead of relying only on a St. Augustine mailing address.
The City of St. Augustine has its own short-term-rental page, which describes annual registration and a Life Safety Inspection. St. Johns County has a separate short-term vacation rental page for applicable unincorporated areas. Confirm which government covers the address.
Florida documentary stamp tax is 70 cents per $100, or fraction, of consideration in most counties; Miami-Dade has different rates. Florida Revenue explains the tax and who is legally responsible. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Florida documentary stamp tax and, where applicable, the Miami-Dade deed surtax. This does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.