Find Oakland County Parcel, Assessment, Tax and Deed Records
Oakland County does not operate a Texas-style Central Appraisal District. Property information is divided among Property Gateway, local city or township assessing offices, Oakland County Equalization, local treasurers, the County Treasurer and the Register of Deeds.
Use this guide to search by address or Parcel Identification Number, understand Michigan assessment values, locate the correct assessor, check current or delinquent taxes and retrieve recorded deeds or mortgages.
Start Here: Which Oakland County Property Office Do You Need?
No single website contains every assessment, tax, ownership and recorded-document function. Select the office based on the result you need.
Parcel location and maps
Use Property Gateway to search by Oakland County PIN or street address, locate a parcel and review available maps or reports.
Assessment or exemption
Contact the property’s city or township assessor, unless the municipality is assessed directly by Oakland County Equalization.
Property-tax payment
Current taxes are handled by the city, village or township treasurer. Delinquent real-property taxes transfer to the County Treasurer.
Deed, mortgage or lien
Use the Clerk/Register of Deeds and Super Index for deeds, mortgages, releases, foreclosure documents and other recorded land records.
Direct Links for Oakland County Property Records
| Task | Correct official resource | What to enter or select | What you should receive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locate a tax parcel | Property Gateway | Ten-digit PIN, partial PIN, property address or map location | Parcel location, available maps and report choices |
| Find the assessor | Local Assessing Offices | Property’s city, village or township | Correct assessment office and contact path |
| Check current taxes | Pay Taxes | Select current taxes and the municipality | Current bill, balance and payment options where available |
| Check delinquent taxes | County Treasurer payment path | Parcel number or property information | County-held delinquent balance and payment path |
| Search deeds and mortgages | Oakland County Super Index | Party name, PIN, address or other available search criteria | Recorded-document index and available document images |
| Set a property-record alert | Property Records Notification | PIN, name, address or document criteria | Email or text alert when a matching document is recorded |
| Download assessment forms | Equalization Forms | Select the applicable exemption, transfer or parcel form | Official Michigan or Oakland County form |
How to Search Oakland County Property Gateway
Property Gateway accepts an Oakland County Parcel Identification Number or property address. Enter at least five characters to begin.
- Open the official Property Gateway. Visit gis.oakgov.com/propertygateway. A desktop or laptop generally provides the easiest map and report experience.
- Enter a PIN or property address. The Oakland County PIN is a unique ten-digit parcel number. It may also be called a parcel number, parcel ID, KeyPIN or Sidwell number.
- Use a partial search when the full entry fails. Try a partial address such as 1200 S or a partial PIN such as 1401100. The portal requires at least five characters.
- Use the percent sign as a wildcard. Official examples include 1% Main for an address or 14011% for a group of parcel numbers.
- Select the correct search result. Compare the municipality, complete address and PIN. Similar street names can exist in different Oakland County communities.
- Open the parcel on the map. Select the PIN or address to center the map. You can also navigate to an area and click the parcel directly.
- Review the available products carefully. Basic map access and product availability vary by city, village or township. Some detailed reports, downloadable maps or statements require payment.
- Allow report pop-ups after purchase. A browser pop-up blocker can prevent a purchased report from opening. Temporarily allow pop-ups for the official Oakland County domain and save the report promptly.
Best Search Method for the Information You Have
| Information available | Where to search | Entry example | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete parcel number | Property Gateway | 2522357018 | Entering a deed reception number instead of the parcel PIN |
| PIN printed with dashes | Depends on portal | 25-22-357-018 | Assuming every Oakland County system accepts identical punctuation |
| Partial parcel number | Property Gateway | 1401100 or 14011% | Entering fewer than five characters |
| Street address | Property Gateway | 1200 N Telegraph | Choosing a result in the wrong city, village or township |
| Current tax parcel | County tax-payment landing page | Select municipality, then enter PIN or address | Trying to pay a current local bill through the delinquent-tax path |
| Personal-property tax account | Official tax search | Ten-digit parcel number without spaces or dashes when requested | Searching only by street address when the system requires the parcel number |
| Owner or former owner name | Super Index | Grantor or grantee name | Expecting an assessment map to perform a complete deed-title search |
| No address or PIN | Property Gateway map | Navigate and click the suspected parcel | Treating mapped lines as a legal boundary survey |
How to Read an Oakland County Assessment Record
Michigan uses several property-value figures. Your tax bill is not calculated directly from the home’s estimated full market value.
True Cash Value
The property’s usual selling price or fair market value as of the applicable valuation date.
Assessed Value
The local assessor’s value. Michigan assessments are generally intended to represent 50% of true cash value.
State Equalized Value
The assessed value after county and state equalization adjustments. It is commonly abbreviated as SEV.
Capped Value
The prior taxable value, adjusted for losses and additions, multiplied by the applicable inflation-rate multiplier.
Taxable Value
The value used to calculate property taxes. It is generally the lesser of SEV or capped value unless an ownership transfer causes uncapping.
Principal Residence Exemption
A qualifying owner-occupied principal residence may be exempt from a portion of local school operating millage.
Transfer of Ownership
Following many ownership transfers, the next year’s taxable value can become equal to that year’s SEV before later annual caps resume.
Property Classification
The assessment notice may classify property as residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, developmental, timber-cutover or personal property.
Millage Rate
Local taxing authorities apply millage rates to taxable value. One mill generally represents one dollar per $1,000 of taxable value.
Find the Correct Oakland County Assessor
Oakland County contains 52 assessing jurisdictions. Many cities and townships maintain their own assessing departments, while Oakland County Equalization directly handles assessing functions for a specific group of communities.
Use your local assessing office
For communities not directly assessed by Oakland County, contact the city or township assessor about:
- Property record-card errors
- Assessment notices
- Building characteristics
- Local Board of Review appointments
- Principal Residence Exemption filing
- Poverty or disabled-veteran exemption procedures
Use Oakland County Equalization
Contact County Equalization when the property is in one of the county-assessed communities below or when you need county-level equalization guidance.
Direct assessment contacts:
Property transfers and homestead: 248-858-8793
Real-property records: 248-858-0776
Personal property: 248-858-0757
Communities assessed by Oakland County Equalization
How to Search and Pay Oakland County Property Taxes
The correct payment office depends on whether the tax bill is current or delinquent.
Current property taxes
Real-property tax bills are generally issued by the city or township treasurer twice each year, in July and December.
Use the county’s official Pay Taxes page, select current taxes, choose the correct municipality and search by the requested parcel or address information.
Delinquent real-property taxes
When real-property taxes remain unpaid to the local treasurer after February 28, they transfer to the Oakland County Treasurer for collection.
Use the same official Pay Taxes page but choose the delinquent-tax option. Verify every tax year, fee and interest amount before submitting payment.
- Determine the legal municipality. Confirm the city, village or township shown on the assessment notice or tax bill.
- Choose current or delinquent taxes. Current bills remain with the local treasurer during the collection period. Transferred delinquent real-property taxes are paid to the County Treasurer.
- Search the correct parcel. Enter the ten-digit PIN without spaces or dashes when the tax system requests that format, or use the property address and municipality.
- Check all visible tax years. Confirm summer and winter levies, paid status, delinquency year, interest, fees and any special assessments.
- Review the service fee. Oakland County states that online transactions include a service fee. The fee should be shown before final submission.
- Save the completed-payment record. Online tax payments are described as nonrefundable. Print or save the confirmation and verify that the account later reflects the payment.
Oakland County Delinquent Tax Statement
What the statement can show
- Real-time delinquent property-tax information
- Taxes, interest and fees for multiple years
- Payment status by delinquency year
- Applicable county-collected road or drain assessments
- A printable statement from the County Treasurer
Posted purchase information
Oakland County lists the Delinquent Tax Statement as a Property Gateway product that may be purchased by credit card for $2 per statement.
Check the displayed price before ordering because portal charges can change.
How to Search Oakland County Deeds, Mortgages and Liens
An assessment record is not proof of legal title. Use the Oakland County Register of Deeds for recorded documents affecting land.
- Open the Oakland County Super Index. Start at the county’s Property Records page or go directly to the Super Index.
- Choose the most reliable search criterion. Try the current or former owner’s name, parcel PIN, property address or other available indexed field.
- Search name variations. Review maiden names, middle initials, trust names, company names and spelling variations when a direct search produces no result.
- Open the document index. Confirm document type, recording date, grantor, grantee, liber and page or recording reference before purchasing a copy.
- Follow the chain rather than stopping at one deed. A complete ownership review may require earlier deeds, mortgages, discharges, probate documents, land contracts, liens and releases.
- Order the needed image or certified copy. Standard office copies are listed at $1 per page, with certification costing an additional $5 per document.
Online record range
Oakland County states that Super Index can provide recorded-document copies dating back to January 1, 1964, except subdivision plat maps.
Acreage books
Beginning July 1, 2026, the county’s Acreage Book Search migrated to Super Index and remains available without a separate acreage-book charge.
Older records
Some records predate the online database and may require help from Register of Deeds staff or review of older land-record systems.
Set Up Oakland County Property Records Notification
Property Records Notification is a free county service that can send an email or text alert when a document matching selected criteria is recorded with the Register of Deeds.
How to create a precise alert
- Open the Property Fraud page.
- Select Property Records Notification.
- Choose the option to create an alert.
- Use the property PIN for the narrowest parcel-specific match.
- Enter a valid email address or mobile number.
- Complete verification and save the alert.
PIN format for an alert
Oakland County’s instructions describe the common PIN format as:
XX-XX-XXX-XXX
Include the dashes when the notification system requests that format. You may also create alerts based on names, addresses or document types.
Oakland County Property Assessment Forms
Use the official Equalization Forms and Applications page, then submit the completed form to the city, township or county assessing office responsible for the parcel.
| Your situation | Relevant form or process | Key preparation step | Where to begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| You own and occupy the home | Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit, Form 2368 | Confirm ownership, occupancy date and principal-residence qualification | Real Property Forms |
| You moved out or converted the home | Request to Rescind Principal Residence Exemption | Report the date the property stopped qualifying | PRE forms |
| You purchased or received property | Property Transfer Affidavit, Form 2766 | File with the correct assessing office within 45 days of transfer | Transfer forms |
| You are a qualifying disabled veteran | Disabled Veterans Exemption Affidavit, Form 5107 | Prepare VA or qualifying surviving-spouse documentation | Exemption forms |
| You seek income-based relief | Local poverty-exemption application and policy | Use the policy for the parcel’s municipality and assemble required household documentation | Poverty applications |
| Farmland qualifies for school-tax relief | Qualified Agricultural Property or farmland documentation | Document qualifying agricultural use and acreage | Farmland form |
| A parcel will be split or divided | Tax Parcel Split/Division Form | Prepare legal descriptions, survey material and local approval information | Property Description Forms |
| A parcel record is incorrect | Tax Parcel Correction Form | Identify the exact PIN, error and supporting recorded or survey document | Parcel correction forms |
| Your business owns taxable assets | 2026 Personal Property Statement, Form 632 | Inventory assets by location, cost, acquisition year and disposal status | Personal Property Forms |
When to File the Michigan Principal Residence Exemption
Summer and subsequent levies
A valid PRE affidavit filed by June 1 can apply beginning with the immediately succeeding summer tax levy and subsequent levies while the property remains qualified.
Winter and subsequent levies
A valid affidavit filed after June 1 and on or before November 1 can apply beginning with that year’s winter tax levy and subsequent qualifying levies.
How to Challenge an Oakland County Property Assessment
For most residential assessment disputes, the local March Board of Review is the required first step before a later Michigan Tax Tribunal appeal.
- Read the Notice of Assessment completely. Check assessed value, tentative taxable value, property classification, Principal Residence Exemption percentage and transfer-of-ownership status.
- Obtain the property record card. Review living area, building class, age, condition, basement, garages, land dimensions, additions and other characteristics used in the assessment.
- Contact the assessor before the hearing. Ask how the value was determined, request comparable-sales or neighborhood information and identify factual errors before preparing an appeal.
- Confirm the Board of Review procedure. Dates, appointment rules and written-appeal policies vary by municipality. Use the official local assessor directory rather than assuming the county office schedules every hearing.
- State the value you believe is correct. Support that conclusion with comparable sales, an appraisal, photographs, repair estimates, income information or evidence of an incorrect property record.
- Keep the Board of Review decision. The written decision and mailing date can control the next appeal deadline.
- Review Michigan Tax Tribunal eligibility immediately. Deadlines vary by property classification and type of appeal. Late petitions may be dismissed even when the owner has strong evidence.
Assessment evidence checklist
- Current Notice of Assessment
- Property record card and building sketch
- Recent interior and exterior photographs
- Dated estimates for major defects or damage
- Comparable sales near the valuation date
- Closing statement for a recent arm’s-length purchase
- Survey or legal-description evidence
- Board of Review petition and filing confirmation
Oakland County and Michigan Assessment Appeal Deadlines
The exact March Board of Review dates were set locally. The following Tax Tribunal dates come from Michigan’s published 2026 appeal procedure.
Standard assessed-value, tentative taxable-value, taxable-status and classification issues generally began with the local March Board of Review.
Published deadline for many industrial, developmental, commercial or utility personal-property valuation petitions.
Published deadline for many residential, timber-cutover or agricultural classification valuation petitions.
Certain poverty, qualified-error, exemption and qualified-agricultural matters may qualify for a later Board of Review process.
What to Do Next Based on Your Property Issue
You recently bought a home
Confirm the PIN, file the Property Transfer Affidavit within 45 days, apply for PRE when qualified and estimate future taxes using an uncapped taxable value.
The assessment is too high
Obtain the property record card, identify incorrect characteristics, review comparable sales and follow the local Board of Review process.
The seller is still listed
Verify that the deed was recorded, then contact the responsible assessor with the recording information and correct mailing address.
Your PRE is missing
Check the exemption percentage on the assessment notice, verify that Form 2368 was filed with the correct assessor and retain proof of filing.
You need the legal owner
Search the Register of Deeds chain. A parcel report may show a taxpayer or mailing record but is not a substitute for recorded title documents.
The tax bill is delinquent
Use the County Treasurer’s delinquent-tax path, review every outstanding year and contact the Treasurer promptly about payment or foreclosure-prevention options.
You need exact lot boundaries
Use Property Gateway for orientation, then obtain a professional boundary survey before building, fencing or resolving an encroachment.
You divided or combined land
Confirm local land-division approval, prepare legal descriptions and use the applicable Oakland County parcel split, division or correction form.
You closed a business
Do not assume a personal-property account closes automatically. Contact the assessor and document the disposition or relocation of taxable assets.
Oakland County Property Search Troubleshooting
| Problem | Likely reason | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Property Gateway returns no result | Too few characters, excessive address detail or incorrect PIN | Enter at least five characters, shorten the address or try a partial PIN |
| Several identical street addresses appear | The street name exists in multiple municipalities | Compare city, village or township and the complete ten-digit PIN |
| Owner name cannot be searched | Property Gateway primarily searches PIN or address | Use Super Index for a grantor, grantee or recorded-document name search |
| Property report is unavailable | Products vary by municipality or require purchase | Contact the local assessor for a property record card or ask the Property Gateway Service Center |
| Purchased report will not open | Browser pop-up blocker prevented the report window | Allow pop-ups for the official gateway, reopen the download queue and save the report |
| Current tax search shows nothing | Wrong municipality or current taxes remain on another local system | Verify the legal municipality and contact its treasurer |
| Tax amount increased after purchase | Taxable value may have uncapped following the ownership transfer | Compare the new SEV, taxable value, PRE percentage and millage with the prior bill |
| Assessment record shows old information | Transfer, construction or correction has not completed processing | Provide the local assessor with the PIN and supporting recorded or permit documentation |
| Mapped parcel looks incorrect | GIS lines are generalized or a parcel update is pending | Contact the assessor or county mapping staff and use a survey for legal-boundary decisions |
| Deed search has too many matches | Common party name or multiple recorded documents | Add a middle initial, date range, PIN, address or document-type filter |
Oakland County Property Offices and Map
Equalization Division
Suite 1000 W
Pontiac, MI 48341
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Oakland County Treasurer
Pontiac, MI 48341
Register of Deeds
Department 480
Pontiac, MI 48341
8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Oakland County Property Search Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does Oakland County have a Central Appraisal District?
2. Where can I search an Oakland County parcel by address?
3. What is an Oakland County PIN?
4. Can I search Property Gateway by owner name?
5. Where do I pay current Oakland County property taxes?
6. When do unpaid property taxes transfer to Oakland County?
7. Where can I get a copy of an Oakland County deed?
8. What is the difference between SEV and taxable value?
9. How long do I have to file a Michigan Property Transfer Affidavit?
10. Can an Oakland County parcel map prove my property boundary?
Choose the Correct Oakland County Property Tool
Use Property Gateway for parcel maps, the responsible assessor for values and exemptions, the local or County Treasurer for tax balances and the Register of Deeds for recorded ownership documents.
Estimate Taxes, Exemptions, Escrow, Protest Savings and Next Steps
This sitewide tool helps homeowners, buyers, sellers and investors understand property tax numbers before they check the official county appraisal district or tax office. It runs in your browser, does not collect personal data and gives practical next steps after each calculation.
What are you trying to do today?
Choose your main goal. The tool will guide you to the right calculation or next step.
Use Tax, Exemption and Protest tabs to understand your appraisal notice and possible savings.
Use Buyer Budget and Monthly Escrow before relying only on a mortgage payment estimate.
Property Tax Estimate Calculator
Estimate annual tax using property value, assessment ratio, exemptions and local tax rate.
Homestead and Exemption Savings
Estimate how much a homestead, senior, disabled, veteran or local exemption may reduce annual tax.
Monthly Escrow / Ownership Cost
Estimate monthly property tax, insurance, HOA and reserve cushion. Useful for buyers and homeowners comparing affordability.
Property Tax Protest Savings
Estimate possible savings if your appraised value is reduced after a protest, evidence review or correction.
Appraised Value Growth / Cap Impact
Estimate how a value increase or appraisal cap may affect taxable value. Rules vary by state, county and exemption status.
Home Buyer Monthly Budget Estimate
Estimate a more realistic monthly ownership cost by adding mortgage, property tax, insurance and HOA.
Find Official County CAD and Tax Resources
Enter county and state to create safe search links. This avoids guessing official URLs and helps users find the correct county appraisal district, property search, tax payment and exemption pages.
Why this tool helps your site
It gives visitors an interactive reason to stay on the page, calculate their own numbers and move from general reading to practical action.
Best placement
- Below county CAD articles
- Before FAQ section on long posts
- Inside sidebar or after first major section on desktop
Estimate disclaimer
Values are educational estimates. Visitors should confirm final values, exemptions, tax rates, payment status and deadlines with official county resources.