how can I find out if a rental property I live at is up for forclosure if the owner doesn't inform me?
816406
Legal Notices in the local paper.\n\n-HtJ
840096
Pretty simple really.  You can go to your local tax collectors office with the address, but most all of them are online anymore so you can do it online and do a search for somebody's name.  It will tell you what property they own.  If you don't know the owner but have an address for the house you can also search for it that way.  Tax appraiser has that info also.  Do a search online for your county clerk.  For example: Knox County clerk of court........after you find your county clerk there are usually links taking you to the various departments like the tax collecor, tax appraiser
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you can enter the apartment address into your local property tax website and get the owners name.  Or, contact your old landlord and see what the deal is.  To protect yourself you could put your rent money in an esscrow account and not touch it.  This shows your good faith, that you were setting aside the money, so they can't come back and say you were at fault. \n\nIt's strange the new owner hasn't contacted you.
95699
In Texas and in many other states you take the physical address to the County Appraisal District. Some states use the Tax Assessors Office. There you can cross reference the address to the land. When you do this you will find a book and page number which you can take to the Clerk of Courts or County Clerks office and look up the actual deed to the property. The Deed will show you the actual owners. Sometimes the owners are deceased and the heirs are not aware or do not care about the property. In that case you will have to research the owners names elsewhere. (Another class) Pleae note that you may get a name and address at the taxing authority also, the address where the tax bill is sent to the owner may not be same address as the land you are interested in. This is the case in all rental property.
499730
ask to the real owner
147848
The legal term is adverse possession. Unless there is some agreement between you, other than rent, and the owner has not attempted untl now to remove you from the property,then it is possible that you now have right to the property. It would depend upon the particular laws and statute of Limitations ( could be as much as 20 years) in your state and municipality.
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In some states that information is required to be in your lease.  Check the small print on your lease document.
1039499
If you know where the property is you could get the info from the county clerk or county assessor's office.
1167079
There is probably a local landlord's association you can join that will offer access to the ability to pull credit reports.  I know that here in Central Texas, they also have a bureau that lists evictions and lease skips.  (evictions are public record and should show up on a court record and credit report but a lease skip might not).\n\nThere are also companies you can pay to do the background checks.  It is fair and common for you to pass the cost of that check onto the prospective clients.\n\nIncome verification is pretty important.  And yes, your belief that rent shouldn't exceed a percentage of their net take home pay (usually about a third of take home or a quarter of gross) is a good idea.  You can ask to see bank statements and/or pay stubs.  Self-employed applicants can show tax returns or bank statements.\n\nOne other trick I used, that I got from one of my landlords when I was a tenant.   He asked for permission to come see where I was currently living (we had dogs).   We said "sure."   I didn't expect him to pop in by surprise and was embarrased and worried because there were dishes in the sink, but.....\n\nHe said all he was looking for were issues that would upset a landlord and that routine mess was not his problem.  He looked to see the house was in good shape and not being abused, and that the dogs had not destroyed the backyard.\n\nI thought this was an awesome deal and used it on my own properties.   \n\nSome people can appear really nice and clean but are brutal on their residences and some problems are very expensive to fix.\n\nCheck out their current home and that will be an eye opener.\n\nSomeone with really bad credit may be a bigger risk but keep in mind that if someone has a family, it is possible that the ONLY bill getting paid is the rent.   You can check with their current landlord in 2 ways -\n\n1. Ask to see the cancelled checks for the past 6 months.\n2. Look up the property owner (all public records accessible for free) and contact them to see how the rent was paid.\n\nIt is easy for a tenant to have a friend pretend to be a landlord so one of the above is more reliable.\n\nAnd a tenant who is having a rough time, but passes the "paid rent regularly" and "isn't living like a pig" tests may be forever grateful to a landlord that cut them a break if their credit otherwise sucks.   That person may well be a good long term tenant.
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1) Stop using the PC.  You are going to have to make phone calls to resolve this, and probably show up in person.\n\n2) If you do not own the tree involved, it's not your responsibility to fix, unless you have a contract with the owner saying so.  If you're renting, then the landlord will have to fix the defects with the property.\n\n3)  If you're elderly and on SS, then you will be eligible for legal assistance.  Many lawyers will do a free consultation, and one may even take your case Pro Bono (free).  If not, check with the county's legal aid services, or a local law school.
1094979
only if you skip out on paying the rent, not move on time or if you damage things and she doesnt take care of the bill before they send a collection agency after her. So, bottom line... nothing will show unless you dont pay or take care of the place.
671109
if you live in the uk you can call your local authority and speak to the land charges department. give them your address and they'll tell you whether there's a charge on your house.
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If you have the actual physical address of the property, you could try the county recorder's office.  Just tell them you would like to know who pays taxes on that property.\n\nThis works where I live, hope it works for you too.
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http://www.hud.gov/local/mo/renting/tenantrights.cfm
588535
You MUST see an attorney who practices in YOUR state to find out if you are the owners or not.\n\nAnswers from another state may not be right.
506380
Go to the county clerks office and look for any Lis Pendens filed against your property. Latin for 'a suit pending,'it's a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed which concerns the title to real property or some interest in that real property.This is the first legal document filed and it basically lets the owner know that litigation is pending.\nGood luck
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Why isn't the landlord doing something about this?  If you are in a nice community, go over the manager's head to the owners.   Their name should be in your paperwork somewhere, or in the office literature or brochures.   Usually these major corporations have web sites, and are VERY interested in your input.   Use dates, incidents, good descriptions.   They don't like potential theft and destruction problems themselves. \n\nThe bad thing is, some corporates refer the problem back down to the manager, who could get mad at you.   But since he/she isn't  doing their job, they don't have the right.   At this point, what have you got to lose?   \n\nGood luck to you.