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Williston and Williams County Home Seller Resources

We buy houses in Williston and Williams County, North Dakota. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

Find the right office for a property record, tax statement, deed, court record, City notice, or special assessment. If you want to compare a direct sale, send the property details or call us.

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Williams County Property Information is the place to start for parcel data. The County Treasurer handles property-tax collection and statement questions; the Recorder handles deeds and other documents affecting property title; and the Clerk of District Court handles court-record questions. City code and special-assessment questions go to Williston offices. Use the property address to check which city jurisdiction applies.

Williston Planning and Zoning covers land use within city limits and a one-mile extraterritorial planning area. The planning area is not the same as the City limits, so check the City Limits Map for the parcel.

Useful offices

Williston and Williams County offices: what each one handles

Bring the property address, parcel information, notice, or document details when you contact an office. A valuation lookup, a tax account, a recorded deed, and a court record are different records.

Williams County Property Information

Williams County · parcel records and property information

Use the County Property Information page for parcel cards, property data, and tax-information lookup. For a full legal description, contact the Recorder; parcel information is a different record from a deed or court case.

Williams County Treasurer

Williams County · real-estate property-tax collection and tax-statement questions

Call the Treasurer about real-estate property-tax collection or a tax-statement question. Keep a tax balance separate from a property valuation, a recorded deed, or a court record.

701-577-4530 · Williams County Administration Building, 206 E Broadway, 1st Floor, Williston, ND 58801.

Williams County Recorder

Williams County · documents affecting real-property title

Use the Recorder for recorded deeds, documents affecting real-property title, and related indexes. Contact this office for full legal-description routing; it is a different record path from valuation, tax collection, and a court case file.

701-577-4540 · Williams County Administration Building, 206 E Broadway, 1st Floor, Williston, ND 58801.

Clerk of District Court, Williams County

Northwest District Court · court records for Williams County

Use the Clerk for Northwest District Court record questions. A court case file is not the same as a recorded land document: the Recorder handles documents affecting real-property title, and a title professional can help connect a record to a specific parcel.

701-774-4374 · Williams County Courthouse, 205 E Broadway, 1st Floor, Williston, ND 58801.

City of Williston Code Enforcement

City of Williston · code-enforcement information

Use the City contact for code-enforcement information, its reference guide, and complaint form. Check the property address and the notice to confirm which local office handles the parcel.

701-713-3838 · City Center for Development, 113 4th Street East, 2nd Floor, Williston, ND 58801.

City of Williston special assessments

City of Williston · special-assessment payment and parcel details

The City routes special-assessment payment questions to Finance and parcel calculation or detail questions to Engineering. Check the property address when you contact the City.

Finance Department: 701-577-8100 · City Engineering Office: 701-577-6368.

Office addresses and contacts are routing information, not a promise of walk-in service or a parcel-specific answer.

North Dakota sale rule

No real-estate transfer tax, but the deed still needs a statement

North Dakota’s Constitution bars the state and local governments from imposing a mortgage tax or a sales or transfer tax on a transfer of real property. There is no state, county, or city transfer tax on a North Dakota home sale.

The deed still needs a statement on its face. The buyer or buyer’s agent must certify either the full price paid or a statutory exemption, and the County Recorder cannot record the deed without that statement. Before signing, ask the closing or recording professional which statement applies to the transaction.

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.

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Market context can help frame questions, but your property address, condition, occupancy, title, payoff, and timing determine what applies to your house.

Current typical home value: $371,767 (As of September 2026; Zillow typical home value for Williston, ND).

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Share the Williston or Williams County property address and whether you are checking a tax statement, deed, court record, City notice, or sale option. You can also call 888-274-5006.

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Williston and Williams County resource questions

Which Williams County office handles property value or parcel information?

Start with Williams County Property Information for parcel cards, property data, and tax-information lookup. For a full legal description, contact the Recorder at 701-577-4540.

Who can answer a Williams County property-tax statement question?

Contact the Williams County Treasurer at 701-577-4530 about real-estate property-tax collection and tax-statement questions. The County links property-tax statement information from its official site.

Where do I check a deed versus a court judgment or case record?

Use the Williams County Recorder at 701-577-4540 for recorded deeds and documents affecting real-property title. The Clerk of District Court at 701-774-4374 handles Northwest District Court record questions. A court file and a recorded land document are different records.

Does a Williston mailing address show that a property is inside city limits?

No. Check the parcel against the City Limits Map. Williston Planning and Zoning also covers a one-mile extraterritorial planning area, but that area does not mean an address is inside city limits.

Who handles a Williston special-assessment question?

The City routes payment questions to Finance at 701-577-8100 and parcel calculation or detail questions to Engineering at 701-577-6368. The City special-assessments page links both contacts.

Does North Dakota charge real-estate transfer tax when a house is sold?

No. North Dakota does not impose a state, county, or city sales or transfer tax on a transfer of real property. The deed still needs a statement of full consideration or a statutory exemption; the buyer or buyer’s agent certifies it, and the Recorder cannot record the deed without it. Check the applicable statement with the closing or recording professional.

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