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Lee County, Florida Property Records

Lee County, Florida, consists of 6 cities, with Cape Coral as the largest and Fort Myers as the county seat. In Lee County, FL, property records outline a property's title details, like owner name and parcel information. These records are essential for verifying ownership, facilitating sales and purchases, and other real estate matters.

Exploring the recent Lee County property records reveals a median home value of $317,944, with a median monthly rent set at $1,333, and a median household income of $67,174. Regarding property taxes, the county levies a median rate of 0.91% based on property assessments.

In Lee County, FL, the Official Records Office of the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller can provide copies of deeds, liens, mortgages, easements, maps, and plats. Aside from visiting the office at 2115 2nd St., 2nd floor, Fort Meyers, FL, their recorded documents can be viewed via search in their Official Records Search system.

This system allows remote retrieval of recorded property documents by providing the party name, document type, recording date, consideration amount, clerk file number, legal description, and book/page number. Fees for copies of property records in Lee County, FL, from the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller vary. For a complete fee structure, call (239) 533-5007.

For records related to property valuations or appraisals, contact the Lee County Property Appraiser or use their Property Data Search tool. On this tool, property valuation data can be accessed using property address, parcel number or Folio ID, and owner's name.

Each year, the Property Appraiser conducts a comprehensive analysis of real estate transactions within the market to establish an accurate determination of fair market value for properties as of January 1st.

For verification of zoning information, contact the Zoning Division of the Lee County Community Development Department or the local planning office where the property is situated.

Lee County Property Records Search

Lee County Registrar of Deeds

Lee County Recording Department

Address: 2115 Second Street
Phone: 239-533-5007
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
Website: https://www.leeclerk.org/departments/official-records-services
Official Records Search: https://or.leeclerk.org/LandMarkWeb/
eRecording: https://www.leeclerk.org/departments/official-records-services/e-record-official-records

Lee County Property Statistics

Lee

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 548,949
  • Commercial Parcels: 14,707
  • Residential Parcels: 517,021
  • Other Parcels: 17,221
  • Tax Amount Population: 96.75%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2023-02-09
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 12071

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 1989-01-01
  • Deed Max: 2023-04-07
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 265,333
  • Residential Deed Docs: 1,549,151
  • Mortgage Min: 1995-07-06
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-04-07
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 113,223
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 550,932
  • FIPS Code: 12071
  • Deed Docs: 1,814,484
  • Mortgage Docs: 664,155

AVM

  • County Population: 548949
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 339,128
  • Residential Parcels: 339,128
  • FIPS Code: 12071

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 548,427
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 545,433
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 492
  • Other Geocodes: 2,502
  • FIPS Code: 12071

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 12
  • County FIPs: 071
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2004-11-23
  • NOD Document Count: 117
  • NOD Max Recording Date: 2011-11-13
  • NTS Document Count: 188
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2006-01-30
  • LP Document Count: 197605
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2023-04-07
  • NOS Document Count: 143669
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2023-04-08

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 12071
  • Total Records: 782836
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-04-05
  • Assignment Doc Count: 165778
  • Release Min Recording Date: 1991-07-22
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-04-05
  • Release Doc Count: 615705
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2005-11-29
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2021-12-22
  • Other Doc Count: 1353

Lee County Property Records Search