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Who to call when you sell in Superior

The county keeps the deeds and collects the taxes. The city assesses Superior parcels and handles building matters. Knowing which is which saves you a trip.

Short answer

For a Superior house, call the Douglas County Register of Deeds about the deed, the County Treasurer about property tax, the Register in Probate about an estate, and the City Assessor about value. City special-assessment balances are requested by email from the city. Office staff can't give legal advice. A lawyer referral line and free legal aid exist for that.

Good to know first: you don't need to do any of this to ask us for a number, and a title company handles the closing paperwork. This page is here if you want the background.

If your question is about...

Your questionStart with
Whose name is on the deed?Register of Deeds, the county's repository for deeds and land contracts.
What do I owe in property tax?County Treasurer, who collects delinquent taxes and handles redemption.
What's my assessed value?City Assessor. Superior is outside the county lister's parcels.
What's owed to the city at closing?Email closinginformation@ci.superior.wi.us with the parcel number or address.
Someone died. What gets filed?Register in Probate, which keeps the estate files.
The city posted an order on my houseBuilding Inspection.

Douglas County Courthouse

All of these are at 1313 Belknap St., Superior, WI 54880.

Register of Deeds

Room 108. Department page: (715) 395-1551. The county FAQ gives (715) 395-1463 for recording questions. We can't tell which is current, so try both.

Ask for: a copy of the last deed, the recording forms and their instructions.

County Treasurer

Room 102, (715) 395-1348.

Ask for: your exact balance, good through a named date, and what the next date on your parcel is.

Register in Probate

(715) 395-1220. Staff can't give legal advice.

Ask for: which probate types apply and which forms each one uses. Look at the county's list before you call.

Clerk of Courts

Room 309, (715) 395-1203.

Ask for: divorce forms and how to get a copy of a court order that affects the house.

City of Superior

City offices are at 1316 N. 14th St.

Assessor

715-395-7222. Also the Real Property Lister for the city.

Ask for: your parcel number and your assessment.

Building Inspection

Room 230, (715) 395-7289.

Ask for: what's open on your address, and any rules for rentals or vacant buildings. We couldn't read the code ourselves.

Other help and state resources

Lawyer referral

(800) 362-9082, the number Douglas County gives out.

Legal Action of Wisconsin

Legal aid, (855) 947-2529, which took in the former Judicare northern area. Ask if your problem qualifies and whether there's any cost.

Wisconsin courts self-help

The state's probate self-help page points to a guide for informal administration.

State transfer return

The Department of Revenue's notice on the new return in My Tax Account.

County and city numbers and rooms are from each office's own page, and Legal Action's number is from Judicare's page, read on the date below. Call before you drive over.

Sources for this page

Pages we read on 2026-11-05. Laws change, so check the current version or ask an attorney.

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