Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Amherst Residents Directory is a private reference. We cannot retrieve files, certify copies, verify a present address, or alter a public roll. Send those requests to the office that holds the record. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local law enforcement.
Finding the Right Record Office
The fastest route depends on the record. For a current parcel, owner, or assessment question, contact the Town of Amherst Assessor: 5583 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221, telephone (716) 631-7038, with hours listed as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Amherst CPI property search is the online starting point. Deed, lien, or older recorded-document requests belong with the Erie County Clerk, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202.
For local court procedure or a case-specific clerk question, Amherst Town Court is at 400 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., telephone (716) 689-4200 or (716) 689-4201. Town marriage and municipal-record routing begins with the Town Clerk. A record not online may be requested from its custodian under New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, when no exemption applies.
- Who owns or has a recorded interest along a street: use the Amherst street directory.
- Older directory volumes and former households: use the Amherst city directory collections.
- One-person verification across record types: use the Amherst resident lookup route.
- Office contacts and current source types: see Amherst resident records offices.
- A record outside a public portal: request it from the named custodian, library, archive, or court rather than treating a blank screen as an answer.