How to Locate a Lien Holder

Any time you acquire assets, you authorize a promissory note declaring you accept to make installments on those assets. The party to whom funds are owed are the lienholders, as they hold the note. However, a note is authorized in conjunction with a home loan, which affirms your property is accessible as security for the note and is documented for public availability. The lienholder on the property keeps the note as well, so locating them is easy by following a few simple steps.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Locate the property owner's name and the address to figure out who the note holder is.

   • 2

     Visit the courthouse in the same county as the property for which you are attempting to find the lienholder.

   • 3

     Stop by the tax assessor's office within the courthouse and request a copy of the mortgage lien for property. You will likely pay a nominal fee for this document.

   • 4

     Carefully read over the document provided to determine information about the lienholder.