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Livingston County
Livingston County
Livingston County sits in the Genesee Valley south of Rochester, anchored by Geneseo (county seat and largest village). The economy mixes SUNY Geneseo, dairy and grain farming, Letchworth State Park tourism (the 'Grand Canyon of the East'), and salt mining (Hampton Corners). The County Clerk operates from 6 Court Street, Geneseo.
Property in Livingston
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Livingston.
Livingston is an affordable Rochester-suburban / college-town market.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior, veteran, and agricultural exemptions apply.
- Property tax cycle: school bills September; county/town bills January.
- Geneseo and Avon reassess periodically.
- Tax-foreclosure redemption under RPTL Article 11 (two-year window).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for Genesee River flood zones and salt-mine subsidence overlays.
Investing in Livingston.
Livingston offers low entry prices, SUNY Geneseo student-rental demand, and rural land plays.
- Tax-foreclosure auctions run by the County Treasurer (annual).
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Livingston County Courthouse, Geneseo.
- Land records search via Livingston County Clerk records.
- Real Property parcel lookup at livingstoncounty.us.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for agricultural assessments and Letchworth scenic overlays.
After a Livingston foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Livingston uses New York's judicial foreclosure process and runs in rem tax foreclosure under RPTL Article 11.
- Mortgage foreclosures filed in Supreme Court, 7th 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.
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin reforms require return of tax-foreclosure surplus to former owner.
- Notices published in the Livingston County News.
Courts and records in Livingston.
- Livingston County Courthouse — 2 Court Street, Geneseo, NY 14454 — 7th Judicial District
- County Government Center — 6 Court Street, Geneseo (County Clerk)
- Supreme Court & County Court — Livingston County Courthouse
- Family Court — 2 Court Street, Geneseo
- Surrogate's Court — 2 Court Street, Geneseo
- 7th Judicial District (Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates)
- Appellate Division, 4th Department — 50 East Avenue, Rochester
- County Clerk — 6 Court Street, Room 201 — (585) 243-7010 — livingstoncounty.us
- Real Property Tax Services — 6 Court Street — (585) 243-7191
- County Treasurer — 6 Court Street — (585) 243-7050
- Sheriff — 4 Court Street, Geneseo — (585) 243-7100