How To Find Property Tax Number?

How do i find out what a property owner's tax identification number is?

• Answer:

  No, you cannot. If the property owner is an individual, their tax identification number is their social security number. Due to privacy laws, someone's SSN is private information that cannot be disclosed to the public. As far as finding out the owner of a particular property, you would need to contact the assessor's office where the property is located. The property owner's name and address is public information. The assessor's office may, or may not offer this information online. If you have access to legal database/search engines like Lexis/Nexis, you can do a search online, although their databases will usually be anywhere from 3-6 months behind since the accuracy of their database is dependent on how often/how quickly the various county assessors update their information.