Property/Land Records: Real Property

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Record		Agency Responsible
Annexations
General information		Boundary Review Board Yesler Building 400 Yesler Way, Room 240 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-6800
Maps and information		Development & Environmental Services 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton, WA 98057-5212 206- 296-6600
King County Council records about annexations		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first
Condominiums
Recording		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Characteristics, owner, value, etc.		Assessor's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 700A Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-7300 1-800-325-6165, ext. 67300

Deeds		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Microfilmed deeds (access by volume and page number only)		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first
Easements
Between private parties		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Public easements (roads, utilities) in unincorporated King County		King County Road Services Division Map and Information Services, MS KCS-0106 201 South Jackson Street, 1st floor Seattle, WA 98104-3856 Telephone: 206-296-6548 Fax: 206-205-7350 map.roads@metrokc.gov

GIS Data, Aerial Photographs, or Maps		Natural Resources and Parks 201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-6500 Development & Environmental Services 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton, WA 98057-5212 206- 296-6600
Historical aerial photographs and maps:		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first.

Historical Building Photographs (Businesses and Houses)
Businesses, 1937-1972 Houses, 1937-2006		Washington State Archives Puget Sound Region 425- 564-3940 archives@bcc.ctc.edu By appointment only

1996 to present:		Assessor's Office 206- 296-7300 1-(800) 325-6165, ext. 67300 Call to ensure photo is available.

Historic Landmark Designation		King County Historic Preservation Program Office of Business Relations and Economic Development King County Courthouse 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: 206- 296-8689 See also: Historic Preservation, Resources for Researchers 4Culture heritage publications
Land Title Research		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570

Land Use Decision Case Digest		Hearing Examiner 400 Yesler Way, Room 404 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-4660 Case Digest Search

Liens		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Mortgages		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570

Plats		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Short plats, 1971-present		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Assessor's notations of short platting (KC SUBD) on a property, pre-1971		Washington State Archives Puget Sound Region 425- 564-3940 archives@bcc.ctc.edu By appointment only

Property Research		Development & Environmental Services Records Center 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton, WA 98057- 5212 206- 296-6696 Online tax parcel viewer

Quit Claim Deeds		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570

Registered Land		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Surveys		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
General Land Office surveys (1800s):		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first.
Road surveys:		King County Road Services Division Map and Information Services, MS KCS-0106 201 South Jackson Street, 1st floor Seattle, WA 98104-3856 Telephone: 206- 296-6548 mailto:map.roads@metrokc.gov

Tax Parcel Number		Assessor's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 700A Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-7300 1-(800) 325-6165, ext. 67300 Online parcel viewer

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings
King County:		Recorder's Office King County Administration Building 500 4th Avenue, Room 311 Seattle, WA 98104 206- 296-1570
Statewide:		Washington State Dept. of Licensing (UCC) 405 Black Lake Boulevard SW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 664-1530 ucc@dol.wa.gov

Vacation Orders (road and plat)		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first

Zoning Records and Maps Current county zoning: online map		Development & Environmental Services 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton, WA 98057-5212 206- 296-6600 King County Zoning Atlas
Historical zoning records and information (pre-1969)		King County Archives 206- 296-1538 archives@kingcounty.gov By appointment only -- please call first.