Trying to get tax delinquent list from the county

[Kevin Farrell]

I want to start a mail campaign to contact property owners that are on the delinquent tax list in my county. I am in Indiana and I spoke to the treasurer's office on the phone. The nice lady said "I don't think we can provide that kind of information." I said please ask someone. She came back to the phone and told me to email someone else in her office. I sent the email. The reply came back right away.

I am not able to issue you any type of delinquent tax file. At the county level we are only allowed to provide Mortgage Companies with files to help with escrow accounts. The files are not to be used for commercial use and if they are then that entity will be fined.

If you have any further questions please let me know.

Thank you,

I suspect that the data is still available to the public, but someone in this office is the gatekeeper who will resist these requests. Does this vary by county  in some states?

Any advice on how to approach this office for the list that I want will be appreciated.