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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Register of Title Searches

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

B0970-85: Volumes 1-5 are chronological by date of search request receipt; Volume 6 is alphabetical by name of requestor.

B0970-99: Volume 1 is chronological by date of search request receipt; Volume 2 is alphabetical by name of requestor.

Scope and Content Note

This series lists title searches undertaken by the Land Tax Bureau of the Comptroller's Office (before 1926) or the Department of Taxation and Finance (1926 and after ).

B0970-85:This accretion records tax searches conducted by the Comptroller's Office and by the Dept. of Tax and Finance. Each entry in this accretion shows the date of receipt, name of person requesting search, description of property, search number, and date returned.

B0970-99: This accretion records tax searches conducted by the Dept. of Tax and Finance. Information in Volume 1 (1955-1997) includes date request received; name of person, company, or other entity requesting search; description of property to be searched; search number; and remarks. Information in Volume 2 (1974-1997) includes date request received; name of person or company requesting search; address; search number amount paid; and date paid.

Related Material

B1613 Copies of Tax Search Certificates, contains copies of certificates issued as a result of tax searches recorded in this series.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

B0970-99: Volume list is available at the repository.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Access Terms