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Owner details

This section provides detailed information on the owner details fields, including tax ID, relationship codes, and address specifics.

Owner tax ID type
Select one of the following options from the dropdown:
FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number)
Select this option if the owner is a business.
SSN (Social Security Number)
Select this option if the owner is an individual.
Other
Select this option if the owner is unknown.
Owner tax ID
The nine-digit FEIN or SSN with no dashes, for example, 123456789. If you select "Other" for the tax ID type, a unique ID number will be assigned for you automatically.
Relationship code
Select an option from the dropdown that identifies the relationship between the owner and the property. You can find a list of state-specific relationship codes on the By State/Province tab of the Compliance Resources page.
The owner is a business
Select this checkbox if the owner is a business.
Business name
If the owner is a business, enter the name of the business, up to 40 characters.
Last name
If the owner is an individual, enter their last name, up to 40 characters.
First name
The first name of the owner. You can enter up to 30 characters.
Middle name
The middle name of the owner. You can enter up to ten characters.
Prefix
A prefix for the owner (for example, Mr., Mrs., Dr.).
Suffix
A suffix for the owner (for example, Jr., IV).
Street address
The property owner's street address. You can enter up to 30 characters.
Apartment, suite, building
The property owner's additional address information. You can enter up to 30 characters.
Country
Select the country of the property owner's address from the dropdown.
County
The county name of the property owner's address. You can enter up to 20 characters.
State/province/territory
Select the state, province, or territory of the property owner's address from the dropdown.
Postal code
For U.S. addresses, enter the five- or nine-digit numeric ZIP code (for example, 12345 or 123451234). For Canadian addresses, enter the six-character alphanumeric postal code (for example, ABC 123).
Alternate filing state
If you want to report the property to a different state, province, or territory than the owner's address or your business's place of incorporation, select that state, province, or territory from the dropdown.
Returned Post Office (RPO) mail
Select this checkbox if you previously mailed a due diligence letter to the owner but it was returned by the post office. This will exclude the property from future due diligence letter mailings.
RPO date
If available, the date that the RPO due diligence letter was received, in MMDDYYYY format.
Date of birth
The date the property owner was born in MMDDYYYY format.
Date of death
The date the property owner died in MMDDYYYY format.
Driver's license state
The state the property owner's driver's license was issued in.
Driver's license number
The driver's license number of the property owner.
Email
The property owner's email address.