How do I add my married name to my tax account? If you provide us with a copy of the marriage license or certificate that indicates the name change, we can change your name in our records. However, we retain the name that you received title to the property under. For example, if a property is deeded to Jane Mary Doe who then changes her name to Jane Mary Smith, our records will show “Smith, Jane Mary Doe” as the owner. In order to change your name on the title of your property, you will need to record a deed.Following the example above, the deed would state something to the effect of “Jane Mary Smith, Grantor, who took title to the property as Jane Mary Doe, does convey to Jane Mary Smith, Grantee, the following property…”My spouse is deceased and I need to remove his / her name from my tax account. To remove a deceased person’s name from your account, that person must have held title with someone else with the right of survivorship. A death certificate can be recorded with the County Clerk’s Office or a black and white copy submitted to our office.How does ownership change? Ownership is generally changed via a document recorded with the County Clerk’s office. We receive copies of those recordings and identify the property being transferred from the legal description on the deed and check the title of record with the new document. Allow approximately four weeks for changes to appear in our records. Ownership can also be changed through court action: Divorce - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree and, if applicable, the Property Settlement Agreement. Probate - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree of Distribution. Small Estates - bring in or mail a copy of the Affidavit or Heirship and the death certificate. Lawsuit - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree, Order or Judgment, signed by the judge.Why did the ownership change on my real property and not the mobile home account? Mobile home ownership is changed via notification from DCB (Department of Consumer & Business Affairs).I filed a boundary line adjustment survey. Why doesn’t the map reflect it? There are a number of reasons why this survey may not be reflected on our maps. It may be that a conveyance document such as a deed was not filed in conjunction with the survey. If a deed, or deeds were filed, it may be that the Cartography section has not yet had a chance to review these documents. In general, it takes 2-4 weeks from the time these deeds are filed before the changes show on our maps. The exception to this is for deeds filed after June 30 and before taxes for the coming year are paid on the subject properties. We make changes in our maps based on the tax year (July 1 - June 30) that the documents were filed in. We do not make changes if there are taxes owning on any of the taxlots involved.Why is the road leading to my property not shown on your map? It has a name on it. Our tax maps are for assessment purposes only and do not always show privately held easements. However, we are constantly updating our maps and we encourage you to contact us. If you have evidence of an easement, such as a survey plat or a recorded document, we can depict the easement on our maps.How do I get a copy of the plat map of a property? Click on the ormap.org link in the Links section abobe...or...Click on the "GIS Maps" link in the Links section above. Then click on “Map Books” from the list in the blue column on the left side of the page. Once the Map Books page opens, follow the directions under the “Assessor” heading for accessing the tax map.
If you provide us with a copy of the marriage license or certificate that indicates the name change, we can change your name in our records. However, we retain the name that you received title to the property under. For example, if a property is deeded to Jane Mary Doe who then changes her name to Jane Mary Smith, our records will show “Smith, Jane Mary Doe” as the owner. In order to change your name on the title of your property, you will need to record a deed.Following the example above, the deed would state something to the effect of “Jane Mary Smith, Grantor, who took title to the property as Jane Mary Doe, does convey to Jane Mary Smith, Grantee, the following property…”
If you provide us with a copy of the marriage license or certificate that indicates the name change, we can change your name in our records. However, we retain the name that you received title to the property under. For example, if a property is deeded to Jane Mary Doe who then changes her name to Jane Mary Smith, our records will show “Smith, Jane Mary Doe” as the owner.
In order to change your name on the title of your property, you will need to record a deed.Following the example above, the deed would state something to the effect of “Jane Mary Smith, Grantor, who took title to the property as Jane Mary Doe, does convey to Jane Mary Smith, Grantee, the following property…”
To remove a deceased person’s name from your account, that person must have held title with someone else with the right of survivorship. A death certificate can be recorded with the County Clerk’s Office or a black and white copy submitted to our office.
Ownership is generally changed via a document recorded with the County Clerk’s office. We receive copies of those recordings and identify the property being transferred from the legal description on the deed and check the title of record with the new document. Allow approximately four weeks for changes to appear in our records. Ownership can also be changed through court action: Divorce - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree and, if applicable, the Property Settlement Agreement. Probate - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree of Distribution. Small Estates - bring in or mail a copy of the Affidavit or Heirship and the death certificate. Lawsuit - bring in or mail a copy of the Final Decree, Order or Judgment, signed by the judge.
Mobile home ownership is changed via notification from DCB (Department of Consumer & Business Affairs).
There are a number of reasons why this survey may not be reflected on our maps. It may be that a conveyance document such as a deed was not filed in conjunction with the survey. If a deed, or deeds were filed, it may be that the Cartography section has not yet had a chance to review these documents. In general, it takes 2-4 weeks from the time these deeds are filed before the changes show on our maps. The exception to this is for deeds filed after June 30 and before taxes for the coming year are paid on the subject properties. We make changes in our maps based on the tax year (July 1 - June 30) that the documents were filed in. We do not make changes if there are taxes owning on any of the taxlots involved.
Our tax maps are for assessment purposes only and do not always show privately held easements. However, we are constantly updating our maps and we encourage you to contact us. If you have evidence of an easement, such as a survey plat or a recorded document, we can depict the easement on our maps.
Click on the ormap.org link in the Links section abobe...or...Click on the "GIS Maps" link in the Links section above. Then click on “Map Books” from the list in the blue column on the left side of the page. Once the Map Books page opens, follow the directions under the “Assessor” heading for accessing the tax map.