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Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:02 PM Apr 2020

Question about property lookups. RE Public Records.

Hi Vermonters. I have a friend who is looking up an old family property in Vermont. We live in Florida and these lookups are free. But my friend keeps getting fee requests for a simple lookup in Vermont. We tried the .org sites that looked legitimate, but they keep sending us to private realty sites for the information.

Anyone have an answer? Even if there is a fee involved, can you give us the best site for these kind of lookups?

Thank you, and stay well.

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gibraltar72

(7,486 posts)
1. County records is where I would go. I did that as part of my job in Mi.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:06 PM
Apr 2020

I'm sure it's all computerized. I used to have to go through the records and write down what I needed. Or I could pay a fee for copies. Try that.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
2. I thought that we did go to the county records.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:08 PM
Apr 2020

We did a search for Windham, VT. And we went to the county appraiser's officer.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
8. There are plenty of "experts" in real estate.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:19 PM
Apr 2020

Most of them, want to charge you handsomely for the time of day! And they'd like to see your watch, for "synchronization". If you are looking for deeds, or similar, The Register of Probate is probably who you want. In NH, OLD records go to the state archive The one in NH is quite nice, I had to search up some stuff there for my family.

enough

(13,235 posts)
3. Where I live in PA the source for this kind of information is the County Recorder of Deeds.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:09 PM
Apr 2020

It’s all public record and conveniently searchable online with no fee.

cayugafalls

(5,629 posts)
5. I'm not a Vermonter, but it looks like it is by City. I found this about Burlington.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:13 PM
Apr 2020
https://property.burlingtonvt.gov/

If you know the city you might try finding that site.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
10. We went to that one and it redirected us to a site sponsored by usrealty requesting
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:23 PM
Apr 2020

a small fee. Frankly, we gave up. No offense, but Vermont's public services are not that easy to use.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
12. What a surprise, eh?
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:31 PM
Apr 2020

Those of us in Florida who have enjoyed Public Records Request have everything to thank to those in the sixties and seventies who voted for free access. Everything began to fall to shit in the eighties.

cayugafalls

(5,629 posts)
13. Yep, I grew up in St Petersburg, Florida.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:38 PM
Apr 2020

Moved to Texas in the early 70's. We have similar ease of public records access here in Texas.

Phoenix61

(16,952 posts)
6. Quick google search shows property records
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:16 PM
Apr 2020

are by town. There is not a county land office. Not sure if this helps.

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