Property and tax records in residency verification
Public property records describe who owns a property and, in many places, whether the owner claims it as a primary residence. That makes them a natural starting point for occupancy questions.
Useful fields
Ownership history shows when a property changed hands. Homestead or primary-residence exemptions, where they exist, indicate how the owner describes their use of the home. The tax-bill mailing address can reveal an owner who lives elsewhere.
Limitations
Records can lag behind real life, exemptions are not always removed promptly after a move, and rules differ from place to place. Records describe owners, not tenants or other household members.
Combining sources
Property data is most powerful alongside postal and utility signals. Together they can distinguish an owner-occupied home from a rental or a second home with far more confidence than any one source.
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