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Broward County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Broward County Property Appraiser. Tax bills: the Broward County Tax Collector. Deeds: the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Florida 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 Florida
  5. More about Broward 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 Broward County Property Appraiser keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Broward County Tax Collector bills and collects the tax.1 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division.2

Parcel and owner search
bcpa.net (Broward County Property Appraiser property records)2
Tax bill search
browardtax.org (Broward County Tax Collector)1

Broward County Property Appraiser

Hours
Weekdays 8 am until 5 pm3
Website
bcpa.net1

Broward County Tax Collector

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Online search
broward.org/…5
About this search
Official Records Search5
Years online
Electronically certified copies online for records dating from 1978 to the present5
How to order
Online electronically certified copies through the Official Records Search (records 1978-present), or in person at the Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 1145

What Florida law sets for every county:

Copy fee
$1.00 per page (up to 14 x 8.5 in.); $5.00 per page for larger pages6
Certified copy fee
$2.00 per page certification charge (non-court records), in addition to copy charges6
How to search
Each county recorder must publish a current online index of official records (grantor/grantee names, party names, date, book and page, comments, type of record) from no later than January 1, 1990, with a document requisition point for obtaining images or copies; the index must be capable of feeding a central statewide search site7

Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division (Broward County Recording Office)

Address
Broward County Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 114, Fort Lauderdale (certified documents in person)5
Phone
954-357-6716 (certified documents); (954) 831-4000 (listed by the Clerk for RTT Search and Copy)5

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value
Broward County Value Adjustment Board, broward.org/VAB/Pages/Welcome.aspx1

The Florida rules:

Appealing a value
Petition the county Value Adjustment Board (filed with the clerk of the court) within 25 days of the TRIM notice (Notice of Proposed Property Taxes); or sue in circuit court within 60 days after the assessment is certified for collection or 60 days after a VAB decision (s. 194.171(2))8

Who does what in Florida

Who sets values
County Property Appraiser (elected constitutional officer) values property as of January 1 and applies exemptions9
Who collects the tax
County Tax Collector sends bills (usually November), collects, sells tax certificates on delinquent property9

Liens on a property

Judgment liens personal
Judgment liens on personal property: Department of State judgment lien file, valid 5 years, renewable once10
Judgment liens real
Liens on real property: certified copy of judgment recorded in county official records (clerk/recorder)11
Federal tax liens
Federal tax liens recorded in county official records12

More about Broward County property records

Tax deeds
Tax deed auctions moving to a new auction website in 2026 (RTT)5

Questions people ask

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

Search the parcel records of the Broward County Property Appraiser by owner name, address or parcel number: bcpa.net2

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

The Broward County Tax Collector has the tax bill search: browardtax.org1

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 Broward 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 12 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Find a County Official (Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, VAB drop-downs)Florida Department of Revenue
  2. Records RequestBroward County Clerk of Courts
  3. Broward County Property Appraiser home pageBroward County Property Appraiserarchived copy
  4. Broward County Tax Collector home pageBroward County Tax Collectorarchived copy
  5. Records, Taxes and TreasuryBroward County Government, Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
  6. S. 28.24 F.S. Service charges (clerk of the circuit court)The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  7. S. 28.2221 F.S. Electronic access to official recordsThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  8. Property Tax - TaxpayersFlorida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight
  9. Local Officials (property appraisers, tax collectors)Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight
  10. Judgment Lien forms - Division of CorporationsFlorida Department of State, Division of Corporations
  11. S. 55.10 F.S. Judgment liens on real propertyThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  12. S. 28.222 F.S. Clerk to be county recorderThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)