Summers Property Records

Summers County, West Virginia, has the City of Hinton as its lone municipality and county seat. Property records in Summers County, WV, are documents that provide information about land and property ownership in the county. They help establish legal rights to property and trace the history of land transactions.

Concerning the local real estate market, Summers County property records expose an average home value of $100,712, a median household income of $51,294, and a median rent of $652. As for median property taxes, the county averagely collects 0.49% from owners.

In Summers County, WV, property records are managed by the County Clerk's Office, which records and preserves documents for all real properties within the jurisdiction. These records encompass various documents, including deeds, trust deeds, liens, plats, miscellaneous judgments, and survey maps.

Access to these records is available online through the IDX Search portal, allowing searches by name, firm, book and page, date range, instrument, and description. Additionally, individuals can access recorded property documents in person at the County Clerk's office, located at 120 Ballengee St, Suite 106, Hinton, WV 25951.

In obtaining copies of property records, regular copy fees cost $1.50 for the first two pages and $1 for each additional page. Meanwhile, certification of a copy incurs an additional $1 fee. For further inquiries about the fee schedule and accessing records, call the County Clerk's Office at (304) 466-7104.

For zoning verification, Summers County lacks county-wide zoning and established zoning ordinances or property maintenance codes. Nonetheless, individuals seeking zoning information can consult the zoning office of the City of Hinton, which has adopted a property maintenance code based on the International Property Maintenance Code.