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Wayne County
Wayne County
Wayne County NY is on Lake Ontario east of Rochester, anchored by Lyons (county seat) and Newark (largest village). The economy mixes apple and fruit-tree farming (one of NY's top apple-producing counties), Mott's / Constellation Brands and other food-processing, IEC Electronics, and growing commuter demand from Rochester. The County Clerk operates from 9 Pearl Street.
Property in Wayne
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Wayne.
Wayne is a low-cost rural Lake Ontario / Erie Canal market with steady Rochester-commuter demand.
- STAR / Enhanced STAR, senior, veteran, Cold War veteran, and agricultural exemptions apply.
- Property tax cycle: school bills September; county/town bills January.
- Tax-foreclosure redemption under RPTL Article 11 (two-year window).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under RPAPL § 1361.
- Watch for Lake Ontario shoreline erosion (Plan 2014), orchard agricultural-district overlays, and Erie Canal historic-corridor rules.
Investing in Wayne.
Wayne offers very low entry prices, Rochester-commuter rental demand, and Lake Ontario STR upside in Sodus Bay / Pultneyville.
- Tax-foreclosure auctions run by the County Treasurer (annual).
- Judicial foreclosure auctions held at the Wayne County Courthouse, Lyons.
- Land records search via Wayne County Clerk records.
- Real Property parcel lookup at web.co.wayne.ny.us.
- NYSCEF case search for lis pendens.
- Watch for orchard agricultural assessments, Lake Ontario shoreline overlays, and Erie Canal corridor rules.
After a Wayne foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Wayne 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 Times of Wayne County and Finger Lakes Times.
Courts and records in Wayne.
- Wayne County Courthouse — 26 Church Street, Lyons, NY 14489 — 7th Judicial District
- Hall of Justice — 54 Broad Street, Lyons (Family / Surrogate)
- Supreme Court & County Court — Wayne County Courthouse
- Family Court — 54 Broad Street, Lyons
- Surrogate's Court — 54 Broad Street, Lyons
- 7th Judicial District (Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates)
- Appellate Division, 4th Department — 50 East Avenue, Rochester
- County Clerk — 9 Pearl Street — (315) 946-7470 — web.co.wayne.ny.us
- Real Property Tax Services — 16 William Street, Lyons — (315) 946-7977
- County Treasurer — 16 William Street, Lyons — (315) 946-7441
- Sheriff — 7368 Route 31, Lyons — (315) 946-9711