To locate absentee owners, I think often, it's a waste of time.Out of curiosity, I googled skip tracing, and there's quite a few discussions of the subject out there, and quite a few threads even in BP.My first job out of college was in the collections department of a finance company.

Thanks, after an inquiryto the local sheriff's department , mr. landlord toned down his stance, didn't bring police back,  gave more time, no more threats.

I don't go near lawrence. the building department is very hard to work with.

@Gregory Moton You are in commercial loan department and your contacts are commercial which can prohibit you to work as commercial Real Estate agent.

Go to the local building and safety department and bring the address & APN of the Property.

If the police department gets enough complaints, especially if these complaints go high enough up the chain of command, you WILL see some action taken. 

ha.Tenants said they weren't home, and a neighbor had called the fire department and put it out.Tenant sent pictures, and for a fire, that damage was not too bad, damaged some vinyl siding etc.So, obviously since the tenant was not there, I am thinking it must of been some electrical issue.

The letter is from the city assessing department.

The reason I have the departing roommate pay the fee even though the other residents are staying is because I will draft up a new lease that does not have the departing roommate's name or info on it, that way if the roommates who are staying stop paying and have to be evicted, the departing tenant has no liability on the lease and will not be connected with an eviction.

Jason Pavloff There are several types of business requiring different forms under the tax ID, the department of comptroller should be the one you need to file, there was a link i posted.