Property Records

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Recorded documents for the City of Newport are available online from January 1, 1910 to present.

US Land Records Online
Click here to search by Grantor/Grantee Index by date, name, or book & page of a document. *Please note that you cannot search the Grantor/Grantee index by property address.

Online Assessor's Database

Click here to access the City's online Assessor's Database hosted by Vision Government Solutions at: http://gis.vgsi.com/newportri/

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It is our goal to maximize the quality of service provided to the general public by timely recording, preserving, and retrieving legal documents.

The Property Records office is responsible for recording all deeds, mortgages, leases, affidavits, condominium declarations, certified copies of documents and other similar instruments.  The office is located on the ground floor of City Hall.  A clerk is available to record documents from 8:30 to 3:30 Monday thru Friday. Please refer to the Recording Fee Schedule  as to the cost of recording documents.  Please refer to  Recording Requirements to get specifics on document requirements and conveyance tax information.