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Kentucky property records and tax lookups

Who holds it: Property Valuation Administrator (PVA), locally elected in each county, assesses most real property; Office of Property Valuation (Dept. of Revenue) assesses unmined coal, oil & gas, public utilities1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Looking up a property and appealing a value
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. More details
  4. Related records in Kentucky
  5. Property records in Kentucky counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Looking up a property and appealing a value

Appealing a value
Conference with PVA during the May tax-roll inspection period, then appeal filed with the County Clerk to the county Board of Assessment Appeals (no later than one workday after inspection period), then Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals (within 30 days), then Circuit Court2
State appeal
Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals; must be received within 30 days of the local board's ruling notice3

Who may order and what is restricted

Roll public
Property tax roll is an open public record in the PVA office for five years; tax returns confidential4

More details

Delinquent
Delinquent bills transferred to county clerk April 15; become certificates of delinquency (lien), 1%/month interest; clerks sell certificates to third-party purchasers mid-July onward5
Calendar
Bills to sheriff by Sept 15; 2% discount through Nov 1; face Nov 2-Dec 31; 5% penalty January; 10% penalty + 10% sheriff add-on after Jan 316
Directory
PVA Directory 2022-2026 lists all 120 elected PVAs7
Delinquent lists
Department of Revenue posts each county's delinquent tax list by June 1, as a central access point6
Deeds: who holds it
County Clerk of each of the 120 counties records deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, wills and marriage records8
Deeds: how to search
In person at the county clerk's office or via the clerk's online portal where offered; e.g., Fayette County land records 1970-present at fayettedeeds.com8
Maps: state GIS portal
Kentucky Geography Network (KyGeoNet), Division of Geographic Information: KyGovMaps Open GIS Data Portal opengisdata.ky.gov, KyFromAbove imagery9
Liens: liens at the county
County clerks record state tax liens, IRS liens, mechanic's liens, lis pendens (KRS 64.012)10

Property records in Kentucky counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Boone CountyBoone County Property Valuation Administrator12Property search11Fee charged—
Campbell CountyProperty Valuation Administrator14Property search13—
Daviess CountyDaviess County Property Valuation Administrator16Property search15—
Fayette CountyFayette County Property Valuation Administrator18Property search17—
Hardin CountyHardin County Property Valuation Administrator20Property search19Pva copy fee: $.10 per page, commercial guideline21
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Property Valuation Administrator23Property search22Fee charged—
Kenton CountyKenton County Property Valuation Administrator25Property search24—
Madison CountyProperty Valuation Administrator27Property search26—
Warren CountyWarren County Property Valuation Administrator29Property search28Free search—

For any other county, see the county list on the Kentucky guide.

Official warnings

  • Property fraud alert (Fayette County Clerk)8

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 Kentucky office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: property and tax records in every state. Everything else in Kentucky: Kentucky public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. What Officials are Involved?Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  2. KRS 133.120 – Appeal procedure.Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  3. Appeals Process for Real Property Assessments (62F003, 4-23)Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  4. KRS 133.047 – Property tax roll as open public record in office of property valuationKentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  5. Delinquent Property TaxKentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  6. The Collection Process for Property Tax BillsKentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  7. Kentucky Property Valuation Administrators Directory 2022-2026 (updated 1/26)Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  8. Land RecordsFayette County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Kentucky Geography Network (KyGeoNet)Commonwealth Office of Technology - Division of Geographic Informationchecked November 4, 2026
  10. KRS 64.012 – Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages --Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  11. Property Search | Boone County PVABoone County PVAchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Kentucky Property Valuation Administrators Directory 2022-2026 (updated 1/26)Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  13. Campbell County PVACampbell County, Kentuckychecked November 7, 2026
  14. Other County Government Offices | Campbell CountyCampbell County, Kentuckychecked November 7, 2026
  15. Daviess County PVADaviess County Property Valuation Administratorchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Daviess County Kentucky home pageDaviess County Fiscal Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Fayette County PVA homeFayette County Property Valuation Administratorchecked November 4, 2026
  18. PVA Directory 2022-2026Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  19. PVA recordsHardin County, KYchecked November 4, 2026
  20. OfficesHardin County, KYchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Fee ScheduleHardin County PVAchecked November 4, 2026
  22. Jefferson County KY PVA (home)Jefferson County Property Valuation Administratorchecked November 4, 2026
  23. Kentucky Property Valuation Administrators Directory 2022-2026 (updated 1/26)Kentucky Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  24. PVA property lookup (iframe on kentonpva.org/187/Search-Property-Records)Kenton County (gis.kentoncountyky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  25. Kenton County, KY | Official WebsiteKenton County Fiscal Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  26. Madison County PVA homepageMadison County Property Valuation Administratorchecked November 4, 2026
  27. Madison County Fiscal Court homepageMadison County Fiscal Court, KYchecked November 4, 2026
  28. Joshua R. Hardy – Warren County PVA (home page, live in a browser)Warren County Property Valuation Administratorchecked November 7, 2026
  29. Departments - Warren County KentuckyWarren County Governmentchecked November 7, 2026