Franklin County, Massachusetts

Where to obtain records

Franklin County local routing; example: Greenfield Treasurer/Collector

Office website →

How to find the information

Identify the city or town where the parcel lies. The municipal example below concerns Greenfield. For another locality in Franklin County, the Office website link opens the state city/town directory; use its municipal department link to locate the Collector and, where separate, the Treasurer/Tax Title office.

For Greenfield property, use Treasurer/Collector. Its guidance distinguishes billing/collection and Municipal Lien Certificates from the Treasurer’s responsibilities for tax-title resolution, foreclosed property and related auctions.

For an existing delinquent real-estate report, account/payment history or current payoff, state the municipality, parcel or map/block/lot identifier if known, tax years, desired as-of date and preferred inspection or electronic-copy format. Ask whether the record covers ordinary unpaid bills, Tax Title accounts or foreclosed property, and confirm any copying, extract or certification charge before ordering.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Franklin County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

Use the existing account/report that matches the requested stage and years. Foreclosed-property custody and an auction offering do not identify every currently unpaid real-estate account. The page is a published office/access guide; a native delinquent-account search or complete electronic export was not confirmed. Other Franklin County municipalities maintain their own accounts. Reviewed status concerns source/access guidance, not taxpayer liability. No taxpayer query, payment, account registration or records-request submission was made; no taxpayer rows are included in this import.