Lands Records a division of Durham County Tax Administration maintains real property ownership records for listing and taxation purposes. This division also maintains the Geographic Information System (GIS) real property map layer.

In addition to real property ownership maintenance and GIS mapping, the Land Records Division processes exemption applications in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes.

The Land Records Division of the Durham Tax Administration Office is responsible for the following:

Identification of real property ownership for listing and taxation.

Real Property Record Search

Geographic Information System (GIS) parcel map layer.  Parcel boundaries and acreage calculations. 

GoMaps Interactive GIS website

Elderly/Disabled and Disabled Veteran exemption application processing.

AV-9 Application

NCDVA-9 Disabled Military Veteran Certification

AV-9A Permanently Disabled Certification

Charitable, Educational and Religious exemption application processing.

AV-10 Application

Business Personal Property exemption application processing.

AV-10 Application

Important Dates:

January 1 - 31: Charitable, Educational and Religious exemption applications should be filed with the Tax Office during this period to be considered timely.

January 1 - 31: Business Personal Property exemption applications should be filed with the Tax Office during this period to be considered timely. Applications filed by April 15 will be considered timely if the property owner has requested and been granted a listing period extension.

January 1 - 31: Elderly/Disabled and Disabled Veteran exemption applications should be filed with the Tax Office during this time. This type of application however will be considered timely if filed by June 1.