How to find who owns a property in Hillsborough County, FL
The Hillsborough County Property Appraiser lists the owner on the tax roll for every parcel in Hillsborough County; the last deed recorded with the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court is what makes someone the owner of record. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Hillsborough County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Hillsborough County property, $49
Step by step in Hillsborough County
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Look up the parcel
Search the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser by address for the parcel number and the owner on the tax roll.
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Confirm with the recorded deed
The tax roll can lag a sale: the last deed recorded with the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court is what makes the new owner the owner of record.
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Note how title is held
The deed names the grantee exactly (an individual, a couple, a trust or a company), which is whose name to search for liens.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Hillsborough County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Hillsborough County records show
Ownership, parcel and assessment data are kept separately by the county property appraiser, so a complete search reads both offices.
A real Hillsborough County report
We ran this search on the International Plaza (2223 N West Shore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607): 0 deeds, 0 open mortgages, 1 recorded lien. See the Hillsborough County sample report.
What the report checks in Hillsborough County
- Owner, parcel and sale history from the county property appraiser
- Florida court records and federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Hillsborough County not cover?
Documents recorded before the clerk's electronic records begin may need an in-person search.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Hillsborough County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Hillsborough County property records
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