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At Municipal Data we offer all available municipal searches statewide. Our expert team provides searches for violations, certificates of occupancy, permits, applications and much more. On this page you will find the required search types for all your municipal needs.
Municipal Data provides tax services throughout the entire state of New York with unmatched turnaround time. We conduct not only tax, water and sewer searches but also tax lien payoffs, final meter bills, tax payments and much more.
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Name | Type | Description |
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Certificate of Occupancy | CO | A copy of the last Certificate of Occupancy of record, plus any subsequent plans filed, that either change or propose to change the legal use of the premise. |
Housing and Building Search | HB | A search of Housing Department and Building Department records for all violations of the local building code. |
Fire Search | FR | A report showing violations of record with the Fire Department Central Files. |
Emergency Repair | ER | A search which would show any repairs or services provided to said property of an emergency nature where property owner was negligent in responding. |
Emergency Repair Contin | CN | An update of the Emergency Repair search. |
Emergency Repair Balance Due Letter | BD | Payoff Letter ordered directly from HPD showing additional open charges, if any. |
Oil Burner Search | OB | A search of Fire Department records for an existing Fuel Oil Permit, including the permit number, capacity of the tank and status of the annual fee, if any. |
Highway Search | HI | A search to determine if sidewalk violations exist. |
Air Resources | AR | A search to determine if Department of Air Resources violations exist. This report includes the current status of fuel burning and compacting equipment. |
Street Report | SR | A status report of legal street opening and the dimensions of said street. |
Health Search | HE | A search of New York City records for window guard violations. |
Survey Inspection | SV | An on-site inspection to determine any apparent physical changes not shown on survey provided. |
ECB Search vs Premises | EC | Search of DOF records for open ECB fines against an address. |
Zoning Search | ZO | Zoning Classification of a parcel and a brief description of said classification. |
Flood Zone | FZ | A report of the flood zone in which a parcel lies and whether or not flood insurance is required based upon F.E.M.A. Maps. |
Landmark Search | LM | A search of the Landmark Preservation Commission Records to determine whether a site is a designated landmark and if there are any violations |
Minor Alteration/Permit Search | AS | A list of minor open alterations/permits that do not require a C/O. |
Resolved ECB Violations W/Open Penalties | VP | Resolved DOB issued ECB violations with open penalties. |
Sewer Search | SW | In Long Island: This search indicates whether or not the property is located within a Municipal Sewer District. |
Name | Type | Description |
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Bankruptcy Search | BR | A search of available, computerized Federal Bankruptcy Court records of both individual and corporate names. |
Patriot Search | PS | A search of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. |
State Level UCC Search | UC | A search of the state Uniform Commercial Code for unlapsed filings and federal tax liens against an individual or corporation |
Franchise Tax Search | FT | Corporate tax search showing missing tax returns or past due franchise tax payments |
Certificate of Good Standing | GS | A search of state records to show a company has filed required certificates with NYS |
Affidavit of Publication | ||
Article of Organization | ||
Certificate of Incorporation |
Name | Type | Description |
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Tax Search | TX | A search of tax records to determine the current status of taxes due or paid and the existence of any tax liens. |
Tax Contin | TC | An update of the tax search. |
Vault Tax | VT | A search for vault tax charges against a property. |
Tax Lien Payoff | LP | A request for an official payoff letter or satisfaction letter from the tax lien servicing company. |
Tax/Water History | TH | A history of charges and payments of taxes and/or water on a property. |
ECB Violation Payoff | EP | A payoff letter with interest for ECB violations. |
Parking Violation Payoff | PP | A payoff letter with interest for open tickets against a license plate. |
Final Meter Reading | MR | A final/special meter reading will be ordered with the DEP. |
Water/Common Lot Search | WL | A search of taxes and water charges against the common and base lots for a condo. |
Tax/Water Bill | TB | A copy of the current tax bill and/or current water bill will be supplied upon request. |
Tax/Water Payment | TP | Delivery of tax and/or water payments to the NYC Finance or NYC DEP customer business center. |
Finance Refunds and Adjustments | RA | We work with the DOF to have taxes restored or adjusted. |
Property Tax Exemption Search | NM | A search for tax abatements and/or exemptions on a property. |
Real Property Income/Expense Search | IE | A search to determine if a property is on the RPIE non-filers list. |
DHCR Report | DH | A search of the Department of Homes and Community Renewal for rent stabilization records. |
Copy of Plans/Building Investigation Search | CP | A search of building department records for plans against a property. |
Final Survey | FS | Copy of Final Survey obtained at the Department of Buildings. |
Copy of Assessor's Card | AC | A copy of the Assessor's Card. |
Copies of Violations | CV | Copies of specific building department violations. |