How to find who owns a property in Cincinnati, OH

The Hamilton County Auditor lists the owner on the tax roll for every parcel in Cincinnati (Hamilton County); the last deed recorded with the Hamilton County Recorder is what makes someone the owner of record. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Cincinnati: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Cincinnati property, $49

Step by step in Cincinnati

1. 1

   Look up the parcel

   Search the Hamilton County Auditor 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 Hamilton County Recorder 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 Cincinnati address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

What Cincinnati records show

A real Cincinnati report

We ran this search on the Hamilton County Courthouse (1000 Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202): 0 deeds, 0 open mortgages, 0 recorded liens. See the Cincinnati sample report.

What the report checks in Cincinnati

• Owner of record, situs address, legal description, last transfer and market value from the Hamilton County Auditor's parcel records
• Deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments recorded with the Hamilton County Recorder against the parcel
• Federal tax liens, mechanics' liens, child-support liens and pending suits recorded with the Recorder, listed when indexed under the owner's name
• Federal court records matched to the owner
• Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Not covered here

• The Recorder's electronic records begin in 1988 and parcel links begin in 2003; an older deed or mortgage may need an in-office search.
• Documents are tied to the property by the Recorder's parcel link or by the subdivision, plat and lot (or acreage) in the legal description; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
• Condominium units need the unit number; an address shared by several parcels is not guessed.

Questions

More about Cincinnati property records

• Check for liens
• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Title search cost
• Cincinnati title search guide