can you find out who owns what property...without having to pay for the privilage...
2007-03-16 16:10:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
yes it is public record.
what state do you live in.
in some states you may have to go directly to the court house in kentucky (certain counties) you can find the info online.
On monday call the property tax department (revenue department or some other such name) in your town and ask them where to go to get the info
it is FREE
2007-03-16 16:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by lisa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is always a matter of public record once a sale gets closed.
the way that you can know for a fact who owns a house is if you go to the county recorder of deeds office for the county where the house is. you just ask the clerk to show you the file for that address.
it is much easier if you first obtain what is called the PIN number. every piece of real estate has a permanent tax id number. that is how they sort out the real estate tax records and that is how they reassess pieces of a county's real estate. you may be able to get that from calling the county building.
what you need to know: most of the time, taxes get paid in arrears. i.e., the taxing body, the county, issues a tax bill in 2006 for 2005 taxes that will get paid in full in 2006. so therefore, even the ownership of the house may not be true on the tax bill.
so you are back at square one. best place to go: recorder of deeds office. be sure when the deed is found that you look at DATES!!! also use the dictionary to find out what the words "grantor" and "grantee" mean. and learn what a "deed in trust " is too. and if you notice that a bank's name appears anywhere where the owner's name would, that the property is in a land trust that the owner pays for.
i often do searches for my buyers that want dumps that are not on the market, and the true way to do it is to go down to that office and look at the deed.
2007-03-16 23:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Louiegirl_Chicago 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, go to your county property tax/records website and do a search online for the address. It should have the owners name and contact info that is on file. It is public information.
2007-03-16 23:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normally you can go to your local City Hall or County Court House and do the research yourself and find out.
2007-03-16 23:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK, you can do a Land Registry search but you do, unfortunately, have to pay for it. It is the only conclusive way of establishing that informtion in the UK
2007-03-16 23:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋