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Denver County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office. Tax bills: the Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division. Deeds: the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Colorado rules that apply.

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On this page
  1. Look up a property, its owner and its tax
  2. Deeds: search the index and order copies
  3. Disagree with the value? Appeals
  4. Who does what in Colorado
  5. More about Denver County property records
  6. Questions people ask
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Look up a property, its owner and its tax

The Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division bills and collects the tax.2 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division.3

Parcel and owner search
denvergov.org/property (Denver Property Taxation and Assessment System)3
Tax bill search
property.spatialest.com/co/denver (property search tool linked by Treasury) or denvergov.org/property4

Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office (Assessment Division)

Address
Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., 4th floor, Denver, CO 802025
Mail
Assessment Division - Real Property Protest, 201 W. Colfax Ave. #406, Denver, CO 80202 (protests)5
Phone
311 / 720-913-1311; protest line 720-913-41641
Hours
Information Management reps Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.1

Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division (property taxes)

Address
201 W Colfax Ave, First Floor, Denver4
Hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8am-4:30pm; Wed: 8:30am-4:30pm4

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Cost
Search as guest (without an account per the Clerk's guide); some databases may require an account6
Who runs it
GovOS (Kofile) CountyFusion, linked by the Denver Clerk and Recorder3
Certified copy fee
$1 per document plus $0.25 per page3
How to order
Request certified copies through the self-service Online Records Search ('Certified Copy' button)3
Recording fee
$43 per document (flat); documentary fee $0.10 per $1,000; release of deed of trust $73 (incl. $30 Public Trustee fee)7
Fraud alerts
FraudSleuth property-record monitoring (free sign-up offered by the Clerk)3
Missing images
Email [email protected] with the reception number if an image is missing3

What Colorado law sets for every county:

Copy fee
Statute: copies are charged under C.R.S. 24-72-205(5), up to $0.25 per standard page (30-1-103(2)(j)). Counties checked: $0.25 per page (El Paso, Denver).8
Certified copy fee
$1.00 per document certification plus $0.25 per page.9
How to search
Use the county clerk and recorder's online records search or request copies from the recording office; clerks are not required to search real estate records for you (C.R.S. 30-10-101(2.5)(c)).10

Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division

Address
200 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 802043
Phone
311 or 720-913-1311 (outside Denver)3
Hours
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; in-person service by appointment3

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value
Protest to the Assessor: 2026 window May 1 - June 8, 2026 (online, mail or in person)5

The Colorado rules:

Appealing a value
1) Object to the County Assessor by June 8 for real property, changing to June 1 on January 1, 2027 (C.R.S. 39-5-122); personal property by June 30. 2) County Board of Equalization: by July 15 for real property and July 20 for personal property, or by September 15 in a county using the alternate procedure, where the assessor's determinations go out by August 15. Counties over 300,000 population must use the alternate procedure in general reassessment years; other counties may elect it (39-5-122.7). 3) Then the Board of Assessment Appeals, District Court, or arbitration, no later than the later of September 1, December 1 in an alternate-procedure county, or 30 days after a denial mailed outside the regular schedule (39-8-108(1)(a)).11

Who does what in Colorado

Who sets values
County Assessor discovers, lists, classifies and values all property.12
Who collects the tax
County Treasurer collects property taxes for all taxing authorities, runs the annual tax lien sale, and issues Certificates of Taxes Due.13

Liens on a property

Fixture and real estate
Real estate and fixture filings go to the county clerk and recorder.14
Federal tax liens
Federal tax liens against real property are recorded with the county clerk and recorder (C.R.S. 38-25-102); others with SOS.15

More about Denver County property records

Chain of title
Historical chain of title before 1987 is at the Denver Public Library1

Questions people ask

How do I find who owns a property in Denver County?

Search the parcel records of the Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office (Assessment Division) by owner name, address or parcel number: denvergov.org/property3

Where do I look up a Denver County property tax bill?

The Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division (property taxes) has the tax bill search: property.spatialest.com/co/denver4

How much is a certified copy of a deed in Denver County?

$1 per document plus $0.25 per page. Copies come from the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division.3

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Denver County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 15 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Assessor's OfficeDenver Department of Finance
  2. City and County of Denver - HomeCity and County of Denver
  3. Search for Records (Clerk and Recorder)Denver Clerk and Recorder
  4. Pay Property TaxesDenver Department of Finance - Treasury
  5. Protest Property ValuesDenver Department of Finance
  6. Accessing Public Records (one-page guide, PDF)Denver Clerk and Recorder
  7. Record DocumentsDenver Clerk and Recorder
  8. Recording FeesEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  9. Search for RecordsCity and County of Denver, Clerk and Recorder
  10. Recording - El Paso County Clerk and RecorderEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  11. Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 39 (property tax appeals, documentary fee)Colorado General Assembly, Office of Legislative Legal Services
  12. El Paso County Assessor
  13. El Paso County Treasurer
  14. UCC FAQs - General lien questionsColorado Secretary of State
  15. UCC FAQs - Federal/State tax liensColorado Secretary of State