How do we know if he is the real owner of the rental property or not?

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We are looking for a rental house in Seminole Fl area and we found one in Craigslist Ad... We meet the *guy* (who posted the Ad) and he said he is the owner of the property... He showed us the house, and we feel in love with it... Our main question is How do we know if he is the real owner of the rental property or not?  
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December 06 2011 - Seminole
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County records are your best bet even though counties could take an average of a month to update their records after ownership changes.
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December 08 2011
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The property appraiser website for Seminole County, FL is:

http://www.scpafl.org/

Simply enter the address for the property and it will tell you the owners name. As the others stated, make sure you know who you are dealing with.
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December 08 2011
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If you are suspicious, please check county public records and ask the person for his ID to verify if they both match (name on ID and public records).
Good luck!

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December 08 2011
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Check here for liens:
http://officialrecords.se ... lerk.org/

Check here for tax records:
http://www.seminoletax.or ... rch.shtml

I am not from Florida, so there may be other sources to check as well. This should get you started though.

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December 06 2011
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Do we have to go to County office or we can do that online? Thanks for your reply Tiffany.
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Check county records.
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