Ottawa County
Ottawa County's seat is Miami. Your county assessor handles the homestead exemption and property valuation. The county clerk records deeds. The county treasurer collects property tax. Statewide rules come from Oklahoma law; the office you actually visit is here in Ottawa County.
Official county resources
- Ottawa County official website Meetings, offices, bids, forms and sheriff sales.
- Ottawa County Clerk, mailing address 102 East Central Avenue, Miami, OK 74354-7072 Deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded here. Confirm fees and hours before sending anything.
- Ottawa County Veteran Service Officer Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Free help filing VA claims and benefits.
- Oklahoma County Records, land records Deeds, mortgages and liens recorded with county clerks.
- ODCR, On Demand Court Records District court case records for participating counties.
- OSCN, Oklahoma State Courts Network Court dockets and the official Oklahoma Statutes.
- Oklahoma Tax Commission, Ad Valorem The statewide property tax framework. Forms are published separately.
- Oklahoma Tax Commission, Forms Where Forms 921, 994 and 998 are published.
County offices
Office contact details for Ottawa County are being verified.
Rather than publish an officeholder or phone number we have not reconfirmed, this section stays empty until each entry is checked against an official county or Oklahoma Tax Commission source. County assessors change, and a wrong name or number sends someone to the wrong place.
In the meantime, the Oklahoma Tax Commission maintains a current directory of county assessors: OTC Ad Valorem resources.
Homestead exemption in Ottawa County
The standard Oklahoma homestead exemption removes $1,000 of assessed valuation, not $1,000 from your tax bill. What you actually save depends on the millage rate where you live. File OTC Form 921 with the Ottawa County Assessor.
Apply by March 15, or within 30 days after you receive a notice of valuation increase, whichever is later. File after that and the exemption starts the following tax year.
Households with gross income of $30,000 or less may qualify for an additional $1,000 exemption on Form 994. Veterans’ disability compensation does not count toward that income figure.
Related pages
Sources
- Verified, primary authority Homestead exemption: $1,000 of assessed valuation 68 O.S. § 2889
- Verified, primary authority Additional homestead exemption: $30,000 income ceiling 68 O.S. § 2890
- Official agency guidance OTC Form 994: Valuation Limitation and Additional Homestead Exemption
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