He pays the rent to me from his checking account and he also paid the security deposit.

Often you can get a history of the past few years of what the property tax was and when it was paid. 

Every state and local is different, but more than likely what you paid are standard fees.

Doing most of the work on my first place was the best tuition I ever paid.

I then refinanced my primary mortgage (in NY) with a cash out, and paid off the HELOC last month.

We have taken some time and paid down our debt pretty significantly.I received an approval for $75,000 HELOC at 5.6% for the first year.

Parents built a house in the 80s and just built as they went - no record of what they paid. 

The DD fee is paid to the Seller, for keeps. 

About 2 years ago my husband and I paid it off, and was happy to be finally owning our 1st home. we also over paid like 1400$ ( not knowing it was paid off yet)  Well the landlord still has not gave us the title and says it's tied up in a loan of his that he is still paying off.

Does the city accept it or the property loan need to be paid off before getting the permits.