How to find the phone number of a property owner in New York
The short answer
Start with the owner of record for the address. If the owner is an LLC, find the person who controls it. Then run a skip trace, which matches the person to phone numbers and emails, and check each number against the do-not-call registry before you call. Hercules does these steps on one report: owner of record, the people behind an LLC on Platinum, and owner phones and emails with do-not-call flags.
Step by step
- Find the owner of record from the latest deed and the tax roll.
- If it is an LLC, find the person who signed for it or registered the building.
- Skip trace the person: match the name and mailing address to phone numbers and emails.
- Rank numbers by how recently they were seen and whether they are mobile.
- Check do-not-call status and your state's calling and texting rules before you reach out.
What goes wrong
- Calling the managing agent or a lawyer listed as the contact, not the owner.
- Skip tracing an LLC name instead of a person.
- Using an old number from a relative or a previous owner.
- Calling a number on the do-not-call registry without consent.
In Hercules, unlock an owner's contacts from any property report. Platinum adds the people behind LLCs where records connect them.
This guide explains public records. It is not legal advice; confirm anything you rely on with the court, the agency or a lawyer.
Questions
- Is skip tracing legal?
- Looking up contact details is legal. How you contact people is regulated: follow the do-not-call rules and the federal and state rules on calls and texts.
- Can I find the owner's phone number for free?
- Sometimes, through a search engine or a building's posted contact. Paid skip tracing finds more numbers and flags which ones are on the do-not-call registry.
- Does Hercules flag do-not-call numbers?
- Yes. Owner phone numbers in Hercules come with a do-not-call flag.