Property Records

At the core of our department lies a steadfast commitment to providing excellent customer service. Whether we are fairly valuing property as part of the property tax process or promptly recording, filing, and preserving documents accurately, our mission is clear: to serve our constituents in an efficient, responsible, and professional manner. We recognize the importance and we approach every task with dedication and integrity. By prioritizing the needs of our customers and upholding the highest standards of service, we aim to exceed expectations and contribute positively to our community. 

 

• Assessing: Valuation and classification process, homestead classification, and property tax reduction programs

 

• Recording: Accept real estate documents for recording, property search, property transfer, and parcel combinations

 

• Vital Records: Issue birth and death records, Register Marriage Officiants

 

• Passports: US Passport Acceptance Facility

 

*  IMPORTANT PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD NOTICE *

This will affect your 2025 property taxes and may affect eligibility for Property Tax Refund.

 Have you purchased or moved into a property in the past year?

Contact your county assessor to file a homestead application if you have both owned and occupied your property on or before December 31, 2024, and use it as your primary home for homestead purposes.  Occupancy by a qualifying relative also counts – see below. 

 What is a qualifying relative?

For Residential and Agricultural property, a qualifying relative includes the child, grandchild, sibling, parent of the owner or owner’s spouse, owner’s uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.  The owner(s) must also be a Minnesota resident and not be receiving or claiming another agricultural homestead in Minnesota.   

•          Note:  Relative homesteads do not qualify for Property Tax Refund (PTR).   Plus, if the property has beenclassified as Seasonal Residential Recreational (SRR) at any time under current ownership, it does not qualify for a relative homestead. 

When do I apply?

You must apply on or before December 31, 2024, for the current year (2024 assessment), taxes payable in 2025.   This application is also available online on our website.   You may complete an application online, stop by the office in person, or have one mailed to you.  Once a homestead is granted, annual applications are not necessary unless they are requested by the county assessor.  

Contact the assessor’s office on or before December 31, 2024, if the use of the property that you own and/or occupied, or a qualifying relative occupied, has changed during the past year. 

Conversely, if you sell, move, or for any reason no longer qualify for the homestead classification, you are required to notify the county assessor within 30 days of the change in homestead status.  Failure to do so may result in a recalculation of property tax as non-homestead, in addition to a penalty equal to 100 percent of the homestead benefits. 

Hubbard County – Property Records - Assessor’s Office

301 Court Ave., Park Rapids, MN 56470

www.co.hubbard.mn.us

218-732-3552

Click here to access Homestead applications