Request Your Assessor Records

Request your assessor building records

The LA County Assessor’s office has given the City digital copies of assessor building records for all properties affected by the Broad, Franklin, and Palisades Fire. These records typically contain a site plan of structures on the property as well as the square footage of each structure, which are important pieces of information in establishing what existed on property prior to the recent fires. To access those records please:

  1. Property Owner: File a request with MalibuRecovers@MalibuCity.org, subject “Request for Assessor Building Records.”
  2. Property Owner Representative: File a request with MalibuRecovers@MalibuCity.org Owner Authorization Form.

Research Existing Digitized Public Records Using the City’s Electronic Files System OnBase

  1. Visit MalibuCity.org/Records and open OnBase
  2. To search for property records, use the drop down and select the record series you need from the search type menu, such as “ESD-Street Files/Building Permits.”
  3. Enter in your street number and select the street name from the drop-down menu.
  4. For assistance using OnBase, contact the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@malibucity.org.
  5. All construction permits, geology, and environmental health documents are available through OnBase. For plans and hard copy Planning related records, please submit a public records request.

Submit a Request for Hard Copy Public Records and Plans

  1. Submit an electronic request for public records
  2. Fill out the request form, listing the address in which you are interested, describing the records you are seeking, and specifying that the request is fire related.
  3. Staff will respond with a status update within 10 days.
  4. If necessary, staff can enter a request for public information on your behalf via request by phone, email, on in person.  Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@malibucity.org or 310-456-2489 x297.

Request Additional Records for Your Property From the California Coastal Commission

In some cases, the City may not have all the records you are searching for.  Another important outlet for records for properties in Malibu is the Coastal Commission’s South Central Coast District office in Ventura.

  • The best way to request records from the Ventura office is to email Julie Reveles at Julie.Reveles@coastal.ca.gov or Diana Gonzalez at Diana.Gonzalez@coastal.ca.gov .  In your email, it is best to include the assessor’s parcel number (APN) and owner’s name, or previous owner’s name in addition to your street number and name.
  • Records available for Malibu properties from this agency date as far back as 1977, when the Commission was created. The office is located at 89 South California Street in Ventura and can be reached at 805-585-1800.