Haralson Property Records

Haralson County, Georgia, covers four cities and three unincorporated communities. In Haralson County, GA, property records are crucial for maintaining real estate data for tax purposes. They ensure fair taxation and contribute to the county's financial stability.

Haralson County property records indicate that the average home value in the county is $175,425, with a median rent of $850. With these values, the county's households have a median declared income of $63,472. In median property taxes, the county reported a rate that corresponds to 0.88% of a property's value.

Property records management in Haralson County, GA, is among the statutory duties of the  Clerk of the Superior Court. As custodian, the Clerk oversees the filing, recording, and indexing of real estate-related documents. Among them are deeds, plats, mortgages, leases, UCC tracts, and cancelations.

Upon recording, the instruments are shelved by party name, recording date, legal description, book/page, and document type for efficient future retrieval. The Clerk's office typically stores them in physical and electronic vaults.

To enhance accessibility, the office uploads electronic records to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority's database. The documents can be located through the website's  Search portal by index types such as UCC, Real Estate, Plat, and Lien Indices.

Alternatively, the Clerk of Superior Court's office in Buchanan, GA, caters to researchers during office hours.

Under Georgia's Open Records Act, property records are available for inspection and copying. All copy requests must be sent to the Open Records Officer in writing at alison.palmer@haralsoncountyga.gov or orally through (770) 646-2002. One can refer to the  Sample Letter for Requesting Records for the proper written request format.

The Clerk of Superior Court charges fees for documents acquired from their office. To know about the fee schedule and payment procedures, contact the Clerk's office at (770) 646-2005 or amy.muse@gsccca.org.

To validate zoning information, one can contact the  Haralson County Zoning and Permits Department at (770) 646-2033. This office interprets, administers, and enforces zoning and land use regulations for the county. They can provide official zoning classification data for any property in their jurisdiction.