Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds Office

12/31/2023

Happy New Year’s Eve! While celebrating, remember to start 2024 off on the right foot - DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE. Douglas County has Uber, Lyft, taxi services, and more. Please be responsible!

12/28/2023

Property owned by religious, educational, charitable, and cemetery organizations (or organizations organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of religious, educational, charitable, and cemetery organizations), may obtain an exemption from property taxes in Nebraska, in whole or in part. There is a five-part test that must be met for the property to qualify:

The property must be owned by a religious, educational, charitable or cemetery organization.
The property must be used exclusively for religious, educational, charitable or cemetery purposes.
The property may not be used for gain or profit for the owner or the user.
The property may not be used for the sale of alcoholic liquor for more than 20 hours a week.
The property may not be owned or used by an organization which discriminates in membership or employment based on race, color, or national origin.

All five parts of the test must be met for property to qualify for tax exemption in Nebraska.

Read more on our website! https://bit.ly/486vHy9

12/25/2023

We are closed today! The Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds family wishes you and yours a happy holiday season!

12/22/2023

Check out the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program if you are needing extra help this winter. ❄️
https://bit.ly/3juUqIc

12/20/2023

Do you have business with our office that needs to be taken care of before the year ends? We will be closed this upcoming Monday, 12/25 and the next Monday, 1/1. Please plan accordingly!

12/18/2023

Check out this YouTube video to learn more about the work a residential property appraiser performs while in the field: https://bit.ly/472Qku7

This video shows the work a residential property appraiser performs while they are in the field.

12/15/2023

Curious about 2024 property values? Preliminary values will be posted to the Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds website by January 15th.

https://bit.ly/3rCl01O

12/11/2023

Head to our YouTube channel to learn more about the work a commercial property appraiser performs while in the field:

https://bit.ly/3Tgps6H

This video shows the work a commercial property appraiser performs while they are in the field.

12/08/2023

Got questions about 2024 preliminary estimated values? Call us at (402) 444-7060. We’re here to help and happy to answer any questions.

12/06/2023

Keep on the lookout! Property tax statements will be mailed out in the middle of December.

12/04/2023

That’s right! Before Nebraska was admitted to the Union as the 37th state, President Andrew Johnson vetoed the request in 1866. After the second attempt in February 1867, Congress overrode Johnson's veto to establish Nebraska’s statehood.