How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Toledo, OH
Property tax bills and delinquencies in Toledo (Lucas County) are with the Lucas County Auditor. In Toledo the HeritageDeed report does not search delinquent taxes, so check that office directly.
Step by step in Toledo
- 1
Look up the tax account
Find the parcel in the Lucas County Auditor records and its tax bill for the current and past years.
- 2
Check for delinquency
Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property and can lead to a tax sale; check whether any year is delinquent.
Toledo property tax in numbers
The median owner-occupied home in Lucas County pays $2,773 a year, an effective rate of 1.69%, ranked 3 of 88 in Ohio. Lucas County property tax rate.
A real Toledo report
We ran this search on the Toledo Edison Building (2 Maritime Plz, Toledo, OH 43604): 5 deeds, 2 open mortgages, 0 recorded liens. See the Toledo sample report.
What the report checks in Toledo
- Federal tax liens, judgments, child-support, workers' compensation and other liens recorded with the Recorder, listed when indexed under the owner's name
Not covered here
- Judgment liens (certificates of judgment filed with the Clerk of Courts) are not searched, and delinquent property taxes (County Treasurer) are not searched.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Toledo not cover?
The Recorder's electronic records begin in 1985; an owner who bought earlier has no vesting deed in the electronic records, and an older document may need an in-office search.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Toledo property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
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