How to find who owns a property in Staten Island, NY

The NYC Department of Finance, Property Division lists the owner on the tax roll for every parcel in Staten Island (Richmond County); the last deed recorded with the Richmond County Clerk is what makes someone the owner of record. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Staten Island: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Staten Island property, $49

Step by step in Staten Island

1. 1

   Look up the parcel

   Search the NYC Department of Finance, Property Division by address for the parcel number and the owner on the tax roll.

2. 2

   Confirm with the recorded deed

   The tax roll can lag a sale: the last deed recorded with the Richmond County Clerk is what makes the new owner the owner of record.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Or order the report

   A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Staten Island address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

A real Staten Island report

We ran this search on the Staten Island Mall (2655 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314): 7 deeds, 1 open mortgage, 0 recorded liens. See the Staten Island sample report.

What the report checks in Staten Island

• New York State court filings and federal court records matched to the owner
• Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Questions

More about Staten Island property records

• Check for liens
• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Title search cost
• Code violations
• Staten Island title search guide