St. Tammany Property Records

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, consists of 12 municipalities and communities. In St. Tammany Parish, LA, property records allow the public to research land and buildings, verify ownership, find encumbrances, and trace property histories. This transparency helps the conveyance of real estate and maintains orderly property rights.

St. Tammany Parish property records show a median home value of $219,746 and a median rent contribution of $1,152 from county residents. The archives also reported that households in the parish earn a median income of $66,092, while homeowners contend with a median real estate tax rate of 0.71% based on their property assessments.

In St. Tammany Parish, LA, property records, including mortgages, acts of sale, liens, judgments of possession, property settlements, cancellations, military discharges, name changes, maps, land surveys, and property tax archives, are maintained by the Clerk of Court's Land Records Department.

These records can be accessed by visiting the department in person or requesting copies through the mail. The Archives Department should be contacted for records before 1918. Some property records can be accessed online by creating an account or subscribing to the St. Tammany Public Record Search system.

Property records in St. Tammany Parish, LA, are indexed in multiple ways for efficient searching and retrieval. Documents are indexed numerically by property ID number, alphabetically by property owner name, and geographically by lot number, subdivision, section, township, and range.

Copies of property documents from the Land Records Department involve fees of $0.50 per page up to 8 1⁄2" x 14", $2 per 11" x 17" page, and $3 or $5 per certified document copy depending on length, in addition to the per page fees.

Zoning information for properties in St. Tammany Parish can be found by contacting the Department of Planning and Development. The department maintains zoning maps and land use records that indicate the designated zones for parcels across the parish.