how do i find the history on residential homes Ont Can?

Question

age;work if/any that has been done ;well,sepeticetc.

Answer 1

If you are looking to find details for one (1) property, you would start with the city records, both at the planning, building and possibly engineering department, the property tax department, and the bylaw enforcement department. Do not assume that asking a question at any one department, will provide all the answers.

Many cities now have very good websites, that will provide fairly good information on many aspects of property use, zoning, requirements etc.

Next would be to approach a regional district for things like services offered by them, like water, sewer, storm water collection, garbage, recycling.

Then your land titles office (deed and ownership records)
and obtain any and all information about the ownership, mortgages, liens, charges and or things like rights of way, easements, restrictions and other covenants that directly or indirectly affect the property.

If the property is serviced by a septic system, often times the only way to find out any good recors is by contacting the various companies that service septic systems and ask if they are servicing that particular property.


By the way none of this information will be provided to you, unless you have permission to do so, by the owner of the said property, in writing.

In most cases if this is for the purpose of buyiong or selling a home one would contact a local realtor that you feel comfortable with and or is referred to you, and do most of this research as part of the typical due dilligance and homework that will be defined within your offer and contract to purchase a property.

It would be almost impossible to do all this work and get permission to do it, in advance of an agreement from the owners on a loarge number of properties.

There are other sources of information on a more broad base and for statistical purposes, things like the real estate board, the sensus, land titles office, city records and community plans. teela records, just to name a few.

If the property is historically important, you can often find things about it in the records of archtects, local musea, city archives, etc.

I hope I have provided you some insight in the ways to find out anything and everything you want to know about any property, and some ways you may never wanted to know.

Good Luck

Answer 2

Have you tried the city hall. They keep tax records, permits, owner info, when sold, value etc. may even have building blueprints depending on how old it is. also sometimes libraries have records. try, planning, property tax, building permits etc.