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Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County is in the Capital Region across the Hudson River from Albany, anchored by Troy (county seat and largest city). The economy mixes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI, top-tier engineering), Hudson Valley Community College, Russell Sage College, healthcare (Samaritan, St. Peter's), GlobalFoundries-adjacent supply chain, and a strong revival of Troy's downtown brick-and-mortar / restaurant scene. The County Clerk operates from 105 Third Street.
Property in Rensselaer
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Rensselaer.
Rensselaer is a moderate-cost Capital Region market with strong gentrification in Troy.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior, veteran, Cold War veteran, and disability exemptions apply.
- Property tax cycle: school bills September; county/town/city bills January.
- Cities of Troy and Rensselaer reassess periodically.
- Tax-foreclosure redemption under RPTL Article 11 (two-year window).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for City of Troy rental registry, lead-paint compliance, and historic-district approvals.
Investing in Rensselaer.
Rensselaer offers RPI student-rental demand, Troy gentrification, and Capital Region commuter pull.
- Tax-foreclosure auctions run by the County / cities (annual).
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Rensselaer County Courthouse, Troy.
- Land records search via Rensselaer County Clerk online records.
- Real Property parcel lookup at rensco.com.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for City of Troy rental registry, lead-paint compliance, and historic-district overlays.
After a Rensselaer foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Rensselaer 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 and Cities of Troy/Rensselaer run tax-foreclosure auctions.
- Post-Tyler v. Hennepin reforms require return of tax-foreclosure surplus to former owner.
- Notices published in the Times Union and Troy Record.
Courts and records in Rensselaer.
- Rensselaer County Courthouse — 80 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180 — 3rd Judicial District
- County Office Building — 1600 Seventh Avenue, Troy
- Supreme Court & County Court — Rensselaer County Courthouse
- Family Court — 1504 Sixth Avenue, Troy
- Surrogate's Court — 80 Second Street, Troy
- 3rd Judicial District (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster)
- Appellate Division, 3rd Department — Justice Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- County Clerk — 105 Third Street — (518) 270-4080 — rensco.com
- Real Property Tax Service — 1600 Seventh Avenue — (518) 270-2780
- Bureau of Finance — 1600 Seventh Avenue — (518) 270-2752
- Sheriff — 4000 Main Street, Troy — (518) 266-1900