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Greene County
Greene County
Greene County sits on the Hudson River with the Catskill Mountains rising to the west, anchored by Catskill (county seat). The economy mixes Hunter Mountain / Windham Mountain ski resorts, Catskill Park tourism, NYC weekend / second-home demand, agriculture, and Hudson River recreation. The County Clerk operates from 411 Main Street, Catskill.
Property in Greene
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Greene.
Greene is a fast-growing Hudson Valley / Catskills second-home market.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior, veteran, and agricultural exemptions apply.
- Property tax cycle: school bills September; county/town bills January.
- Equalization rates vary by town; Hunter / Windham reassess regularly.
- Tax-foreclosure redemption under RPTL Article 11 (two-year window).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for Catskill Park rules, NYC DEP watershed easements, and STR ordinances in ski towns.
Investing in Greene.
Greene offers strong NYC-weekend STR demand and ski-area investment plays.
- Tax-foreclosure auctions run by the County Treasurer (annual).
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Greene County Courthouse, Catskill.
- Land records search via Greene County Clerk records.
- Real Property Tax parcel lookup at greenegovernment.com.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for STR caps in Hunter / Windham, Catskill Park boundaries, and watershed protections.
After a Greene foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Greene uses New York's judicial foreclosure process and runs in rem tax foreclosure under RPTL Article 11.
- Mortgage foreclosures filed in Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District.
- Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale executed by court-appointed Referee.
- Surplus money proceedings under RPAPL § 1361.
- County Treasurer holds annual tax-foreclosure auction (historically via Auctions International).
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin reforms require return of tax-foreclosure surplus to former owner.
- Notices published in The Daily Mail.
Courts and records in Greene.
- Greene County Courthouse — 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 — 3rd Judicial District
- County Office Building — 411 Main Street, Catskill (County Clerk)
- Supreme Court & County Court — Greene County Courthouse
- Family Court — 320 Main Street, Catskill
- Surrogate's Court — 320 Main Street, Catskill
- 3rd Judicial District (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster)
- Appellate Division, 3rd Department — Justice Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- County Clerk — 411 Main Street, Catskill — (518) 719-3255 — greenegovernment.com
- Real Property Tax Service Agency — 411 Main Street — (518) 719-3525
- County Treasurer — 411 Main Street — (518) 719-3530
- Sheriff — 80 Bridge Street, Catskill — (518) 943-3300