Mobile County, Alabama, consists of 11 municipalities. In Mobile County, AL, property records list legal descriptions, owners, values, mortgages, easements, and other details for land and buildings. They provide proof of title and enable tax assessment, zoning, and public planning.

Recent Mobile County property records list an average home value of $153,603 and a median rent of $912. With a median household income of $52,448, residents or property owners face an average property tax rate of 0.49% of a property's assessed fair market value.

In Mobile County, AL, the Probate Court is the custodian of real property records, encompassing deeds, mortgages, liens, and more. The court has established an efficient online records search system, Landmark WEB, for accessing these records. This system indexes property records using advanced search technology and multiple search options, such as grantor/grantee name and date range.

Landmark allows free access to its land records index and over 5 million documents. Additionally, it extends the option for users to purchase images through an e-commerce functionality, available at a rate of $0.10 per page.

If the documents needed are unavailable in this system, visit the Mobile County Probate Court Records Division. This in-person process typically involves fees of $1 per page for photocopying and $2 for certification when obtaining copies of property records in Mobile County, AL.

To access information regarding the current value of a property, contact the Mobile County Revenue Commissioner's Office and request an updated Valuation Notice. The Valuation Notice provides property owners with the property's "Fair Market Value," representing a reasonable amount that the property could be expected to fetch on the open real estate market from a willing buyer.

For unincorporated areas in Mobile County, AL, contact the Planning and Zoning Division regarding zoning. For incorporated cities and towns, contact the relevant city or town hall, as they govern zoning within municipal boundaries and issue building permits and other zoning approvals.