Who owns it?

[Sarah Johns]

I've been looking into a property recently that has been "abandoned" for just over a year. The owner died and all of his relatives live a few states away with few if any local friends.

There is a real estate sign but upon calling the agent and the company it seems they've no long been selling the property for over a year, they said it was dropped.

The neighbors say the bank owns it but after check with the bank  (Wells Fargo) the bank couldn't find any records.

According to the tax accessors office the property is still in the deceased's name, taxes are still being paid sent to that very address and the property still has the same tax exemptions on it.

To top it all off it turns out that Wells Fargo has been mowing the grass

I have spent the better half of a month trying to figure this out, even looked up the man's obituary to make sure he was actually dead and several home listings for the area and foreclosure lists all turn up empty.

Anywhere else I can go; or should I attempt to find out if mail is forwarding somewhere at this point?