The title to a house is a legal concept that establishes your ownership of the property and gives you certain rights to it. The deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a property from a seller to a buyer.
Tax information can be obtained from the Treasurer's Office either by parcel number, address, or owner name. Taxpayers can access tax amounts and taxable values to be used in preparing federal and state tax returns by viewing the information online, visiting the Treasurer's Office, or by phoning 734-722-2000.
There are three (3) convenient ways to retrieve a document from our extensive files: Visit waynecountylandrecords - available 24 hours a day. Visit our office in historic Greektown (kiosks are now only available to be used from am - pm) Request a Search-by-Mail.
If you do not have your deed, then you can get a recorded copy of it at the Register of Deeds; and a recorded copy is just as good as the original. You can come in person, send us a request by mail, or search online. Search and copy fees will apply.
Or you may email in the request to registerofdeeds@waynegov.
Once issued, a CCO is valid for 90 days. If the closing does not occur within 90 days of the issuance of the CCO certificate, the certificate expires and you must reapply for a CCO. The items inspected during the CCO inspection are listed on the CCO Checklist.
TO VIEW PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS: Go to .taxrecords-nj. Left click on Records Search. Under Tax Records Search, select Hudson County and Jersey City. Under Search Criteria, type in either property location, owner's name or block & lot identifiers. To process, click on Submit Search.
The median property tax rate in Wayne, NJ is 5.65%, significantly higher than both the national median of 0.99% and the New Jersey state median of 2.82%. With a median home value of $222,300 in Wayne, the typical annual property tax bill reaches $12,284, far exceeding the national median of $2,690.
Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value of your property by the current year tax rate (base rate). The Tax Assessor determines the assessed value of your property, while County Tax Board determines the annual tax rate based on school, municipal and county adopted budgets.
This bill allows New Jersey seniors, 65 years of age and older, whose annual household income, for federal tax purposes, is under $50,000 to also qualify for an annual deferral of property tax payments.