A Certificate of Residence(PDF, 13KB) form is required as part of recording all deeds transferring property ownership. "Domicile" will mean a person's true, fixed and permanent home, to which a person intends to return.''Domicile'' is the fixed place of abode where the owner intends to reside permanently, not temporarily. Our work in the Real Estate department involves preparing and collecting county taxes while serving the taxpayers in a professional and courteous manner. Domicile is the place where an individual intends to return whenever absent. Domicile is a matter of intent and fact.