Selling a house in Davidson County
Davidson County and Nashville have one consolidated Metro government, with a Metro Mayor and a 40-member Metro Council. That means one set of offices for most things: Metro Codes, the Metro Trustee and the Metro Register of Deeds. A few small cities, including Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville, Oak Hill and Ridgetop, remain separately incorporated.
Probate here runs through the Seventh Circuit Court, Probate Division, not Chancery. Older neighborhoods inside historic overlays need a Metro Historic Zoning Commission permit for demolition, additions and, in preservation districts, some rehab work. Buyers planning renovations will ask about that.
Local offices to know
Who to call about the paperwork behind a sale in Davidson County. County seat: Nashville.
| What it's for | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Recording deeds | Metro Register of Deeds | (615) 862-6790 |
| Property taxes and payoffs | Office of the Metropolitan Trustee | (615) 862-6330 |
| Probate and estates | Seventh Circuit Court, Probate Division (Probate Court Clerk) | (615) 862-5980 |
| Tax sales | Chancery Court Clerk & Master Public auctions, usually monthly from June to December | (615) 862-5710 |
| Code enforcement | Metro Codes, Property Standards Division | (615) 862-6590 |
| Evictions | General Sessions Court, Civil Division | (615) 862-5195 |
Worth knowing in Davidson County
- Properties in historic preservation or conservation overlays need a Metro Historic Zoning Commission permit for new construction, additions and demolition. MHZC: (615) 880-4900. Source
- The Register of Deeds offers a free Property Fraud Alert that notifies you if a document is recorded in your name, worth turning on for a vacant or inherited house. Source
Guides for your situation
- Inherited house or probate
How selling an inherited or probate house works in Tennessee, and when a cash sale makes sense.
- Facing foreclosure
How foreclosure works in Tennessee, how much time you may have, and where selling fits.
- Behind on property taxes
What happens when Tennessee property taxes go unpaid, how tax sales and redemption work, and how back taxes are handled in a sale.
- House needs major repairs
Fix it first, list it as-is, or sell for cash: what each path actually nets you.
- Rental with tenants
Selling an occupied rental, tired-landlord sales and what happens to the lease.
- Divorce
How a house sale works when both spouses own it, and why speed and certainty matter.
- Code violations or vacant house
Selling a vacant house or one with open code enforcement cases, as-is.
Office details checked November 2026. Offices move and numbers change, so confirm on the official site.