I reached out to a local bank that knew the property, and asked for the commercial lending department. 

The segment was about how the Colorado fire department has new equipment to deal with the specific problems with putting out EV fires. 

Call your state's department of RE.I think most states require that a agent present all and any offers ,regardless of how small they are.In the past, I had someone threaten to report me to the DRE unless I provided them undenyable proof that I submitted the offer to the seller, so I forwarded them an email from the bank's AM telling me the offer was a joke....was enough proof.

The best route is to contact the Department of Real Estate and see what they say. 

The Atlanta water department is not going to clear that existing bill without a good fight.

Someone eventually pushed back and found they were collecting WAY WAY more in revenue than the budget for the whole department.

As others have said, calling the specific city or county clerk/zoning department will be most productive.This can be time intensive, so it helps if you've already narrowed down your scope of search to a few ZIP codes.

Check with CA department of real estate.How did she find you?

Registration in some states can be pretty simple, fill out the form, basically it says "hey, state finance department, I'm providing loans with my money on commercial transactions" they just want to know who you are, where you are and what you're doing.

It may increase your vacancy when tenants discover they can no longer afford to heat their unit.I would add this:Since the TX power grid has proven unreliable and the providers can price gouge (how the justice department will challenge that remains to be seen), you could possibly ask premium rents by adding a generator / transfer switch to each building.