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How do you get clarification as to property ownship when nobody wnats to claim it?
Asked on Dec 07th, 2015 on Real Estate - Pennsylvania
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I lease a storefront which has six apartments above it. The property is triangular with roads on 2 sides, an alley way on the third with another piece of property on the other side of the alley. The county and state show it as Borough property, the borough says it is not theirs. Both landlords say it is not theirs. I offered to lease it and maintain it from the borough and that was what I was told by the town attorney. He suggested I go to the two landlords and offer them the same proposal that I offered the borough. How do I find out who actually owns the property?
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Both landlords? How are you leasing from a non-owner. These facts raise more questions and answers. I agree with counsel; best to retain counsel to assist you in getting to the bottom of the issue. There is certainly an owner of record. A shorthand way would be to access the assessment or tax records for your county to see who is listed as the owner. A title search is the most accurate way to make that determination.
Answered on Dec 08th, 2015 at 8:22 AM
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The only way to ensure the correct owner is to obain a title search usually performed by an abstractor and reviewed by an attorney. Most attorneys who perform title work have a preferred abstractor. You are best to have this done by an attorney/abstractor from the area of the property.
Answered on Dec 08th, 2015 at 5:23 AM