If you are speaking of a property in NY, information can be attained through tax assessors office...to find out where the bills are mailed. You can do it or ask any Realtor to access it for you. If the property is here in Long Island/Queens NY, contact me off line at Gail@GailGladstone.com with the address and I will get the info for you.

Terrance is correct with all of his statements made. If the owner has abandoned the property you wont be able to approach the bank till all the legal documents have been completed/processed the bank is owner of the property. In most instances banks have a 3rd party assigned to work with all offers submitted for the foreclosure. The process can take 2 - 4 months OR longer before any offer can be reviewed.
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Hi Maxine
The best place to look is in the Property Appraiser's website of the state the property is located, Just look under Real Estate and type in the address. If the home is abandoned it may be going into foreclosure, Go to the local court records website and you will be able to see if the home has any liens on it and if the bank is foreclosing, Hope this was helpful to you.

Terrance Quinn
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