> From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.r.email.nextdoor.com/~nextdoor> > Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 21:22:19 +0000 > > On May 7th, John Vicondoafrom Northside posted a message in General: > I sometimes need to lookup a property owner name and address for a > rental property, but the scc assessor's website only displays the > address. > 1 new reply > > Anita Badger from Horace Mann: > I work for the Assessor (13 years and counting) so I can > actually answer this. Call (408) 299-5500, if you have a > name, they can tell you what property they own. If you have > an address that comes back on our system, they can tell you > who owns it. The building department having jurisdiction > legally assigns addressing, if an address on our system is > missing or incorrect, we must contact the building department > to verify that it is valid, AND what parcel we should put it > on. > > Why our website does not disclose owner names online is stated > in the Terms and conditions (copied below). As we cannot > "filter" names out, they opted to block ALL owner names: > > Ca Government Code 6254.21 states that "No state or > local agency shall post the home address or telephone number > of any elected or appointed official on the Internet without > first obtaining the written permission of that individual." As > the cost to collect and continuously update that information > is prohibitive, the On-Line Property Assessment Information > System does not display the Assessee name information.