How do i find out the owner of a home?  

You could ask the neighbors if they know who owns the house. Quite possibly one of them may know. If not, than you can call the courthouse and ask for the auditors office. they can tell you. Also if you call the treasurers office they will give you the owners name address and possibly phone number.

After reading your post, I feel very fortunate to have great neighbors. We help each other as often as we are in need. In fact, I am on extended vacation every year and I never have to worry about anything pertaining to my home, if it is in their power to take care of it.

You most certainly can find out who the owner of this rental property is. You just need access to a computer. Go to public records or the tax collector website for the county that you live in. Type in the address of any property and you will find the owner name and address. Sometimes this address will be in another state because the owners sometimes leave their property in the care of a property management company.

It has been said, "good fences make good neighbors." Good luck to you.

I do not know where you get that information for free. There are a variety of websites out there where you can get it, but you have to pay for that information.

I would approach them again and see if they will move the dog. Honestly - they should use the tree. If they still will not move the dog, then call the police because they are damaging your property.

I would call the police because then it's on a police record. If this gets down to small claims court for fixing the fence, then you have back up documentation that they knowingly damaged your fence.

I know what you mean about not being able to afford things, but just because cause people don't have something, doesn't mean they can't show proper respect for others. Their dog is tied up in the wrong spot, you've tried talking to them about it and they don't listen. If this were me, I'd talk with them again and if no results, then I'd call the police so you have a paper trail.


I'm sure the police can find out and if they are needed to be called again, they will contact the landlord and bring them up to speed on what their tenents are doing.

Head down to your local archives. They'll have a list of all the owners that have ever been attached to that property as well as all kinds of other information about it ( surveys , taxes , etc. ).

If I remember right ( I'll feel stupid if I'm wrong ) You lived in Nashville. Here's a link to their archives. http://www.nashville.org/metro_archives/

If I'm wrong then you could probably do a search for the one in your town as well.

Hi Moon...you should be able to find out who owns it by going to the courthouse and asking about that property and just who owns it and is responsible for any damages done to your property by them.

they can search plat maps there and should be able to tell you exactly who it is and an address and phone number that you would be able to call.

Good Luck

flutterby

I'm not sure if this would be considered a civil matter or not. Call the police, let them know what is going on and ask them how you should handle it.

Destruction of property is a criminal offense but I know you don't want to wait until the fence is destroyed. Maybe the police could help you find the owner of the house next door or at least tell you who to contact.

I'm hoping that someone else here can give you the proper authorities to contact regarding this matter. Maybe 'trespassing' isn't too far out there since the fence IS yours and the dog is tied to it. Have you tried just untying the dog? Why not write your neighbors a letter, advising them that the fence is yours, on your property, and you will have no choice but to either untie the dog or call the police unless they tie it somewhere else, since it is destroying your fence and would then be considered 'destruction of private property'.

I wish you luck in this matter, moon. I know what difficult neighbors can be like. It's one reason we moved where we can't even see our neighbors unless they're on the lake or driving by.

Oh, by the way, my heart is fine... it's all stress. I'm on new meds now to control the palpitations and my erratic heart rate. Another thing... I just saw my rheumatologist today and she put me on Savalla, that new drug for fibromyalgia. I'll be taking it for the first time tonight. I'll let you know how it goes.

If you call the cops at least they will tell you what to do....how to get the owner etc...so then you should be able to find out also what you can do....maybe if they go talk to them it could prevent anymore damage...shake them up a bit!

Regarding searching online with some confidence on accuracy, you might try calling the appraisal district for your city or county and ask them if they have an official website. Most unofficial appraisal sites and public information sites charge fees or, as you said, have shaky accuracy. As several people have said, the courthouse isn't all that painful. Even if not delighted to see you, it's not a big deal for them to find the public record you need. Best of luck getting the owner to respond . . . that's no easy second step.

Hello Moonlitmagikchild!

I would first start by going to google.com and type in their address. See if anything comes up. If they don't look like they can afford food maybe they can't afford the rent. My point of saying this is that if they are not paying their rent there might be a real estate agent out there that posted on some site this address for rent again.

Second, I would go to the appraisal site. and see the owner of the property. Check to see who pays the property taxes on this property.

Take care my friend and Good Luck!

Happy Mylotting! :)

Youcn either call the police 7 explain the situation to them & see what they say to do about i..OR you can go downtownto the tax office & do a 'title' search, thiswill tell youwho owns the property.. I would go ith the title search myself. Take pictures of the dog tied to the fenc, you'll need these when you do go to court!Document everything you can ,, evn go sofa as to gt a police eport on thismess..Lori