Cindy, We have a situation in our family where the children inherited the property, but the deed was never changed for several reasons. The utility companies care more about who has the account, and not in whose name the property is held. In this case, the tenants have the utility accounts in their names, and pay the bills accordingly. Property taxes don't have to be mailed to the address in question- in our case the bill goes to one the owners. (Think of apartment complexes or commercial property sites, where the owner does not reside or have his business office on site, but gets the bills elsewhere) This is done all the time for people who own property but don't reside there-even those who own second homes receive their bills elsewhere most likely. All they really want to be sure of is that someone pays regularly and on time! I must admit I am now looking at it quite differently when I realize how much of a sabotage it is for future genealogists! :) Brigid On Apr 5, 2005, at 2:24 PM, SMACSUIB@columbus.rr.com wrote: > Question on this who is paying the property taxes all those years in > between? Or water bills or electric bill..not in 1870 but there would > still be yearly taxes right?? You just can't have property in your > name in Cleveland or burbs and not be responsible for taxes. > Cindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis Kowallek <kowallek@iglou.com> > Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 10:13 am > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] JEWETT, Moses, Oct 3, 1788 Hollis NH - 1850 ? > Cleveland ? > >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 23:05:27 GMT, "doriswaggoner@juno.com" >> <doriswaggoner@juno.com> wrote: >> >>> But what about an 1870 sale? That's 20 years later. >> >> My ggfather died in 1896. His property didn't get transferred out >> of his name >> until 1943. My ggmother died in 1941. My guess is that when the >> kids were >> settling her affairs, they discovered that the house was still in >> his name! >> >> -- >> >> Dennis M. Kowallek >> kowallek@iglou.com >> >> ****************** >> >> >> ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== >> Please visit the Cuyahoga County GenWeb Website at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn >> more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your > message and capitalize all surnames. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >