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Additionally, the following sources are used to obtain the correct addresses for owners or principals of delinquent business accounts: 1) Comptroller of Public Accounts 2) Secretary of State 3) County Clerk's Records for Financing Statements and Assumed Names Through the use of these sources of information, MVBA is very successful in locating the correct addresses of delinquent property owners and obtaining payment of these taxes due. TITLE RESEARCH MVBA conducts an exhaustive examination of the title on all delinquent real property prior to filing lawsuits. Much confusion and embarrassment results when lawsuits are filed using only the information on the tax roll or with incomplete title information. We perform all of the necessary title research to identify the owners and lienholders on each delinquent real property account selected for lawsuit and to confirm the legal description of the delinquent property. Real property accounts are researched through courthouse records or title companies for persons who have a recorded legal interest. Numerous questions are resolved from the information obtained from the examination of deeds, deeds of trust, federal and state tax liens, mechanics liens, probate records, financing statements and assumed name files. On-site inves- tigation and inquiry of the owners of neighboring property to ascertain the whereabouts of the record owners is made by Firm personnel as required. We supplement the above procedure with telephone contact to taxpayers to establish ownership of business personal property and real property where no deed is of record. Telephone calls also verify the accuracy of addresses and convey to the taxpayer that his property is subject to collection procedures. Should our title research indicate that persons other than those listed on the tax roll have an interest in the property, as in the case of lienholders, new owners, and joint ownership of property as a result of tenancy in common, heirship, or a partnership, and who may not have received prior notification from either our Firm or the tax office, an additional notification is sent to those persons informing them of the delinquency and need for prompt payment of taxes before any delinquent tax suit is filed. When delinquent tax suits are filed, MVBA will charge the delinquent taxpayer a$100.00 title research fee per suit regardless of the number of parcels. The Property Tax Code authorizes this fee which is included as part of the court costs owed by the delinquent taxpayer. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen 15