A reporter hears from tenants at three different buildings that their landlords, despite different LLC names on the lease, seem to be the same person — same handyman, same PO box, same excuses. That's a lead, not a fact an editor will let into print. Naming a real owner requires a documented paper trail, not tenant intuition.
The reporter enters each property address into LandlordEye, which surfaces the registered owner and any other properties connected to that same owner through shared identifying details.
Nine of the twelve properties tenants flagged share a registered agent and mailing address, despite being filed under nine different LLC names. That shared detail is the documentable link between a scattered set of tenant complaints and a single, identifiable operator.
Accountability journalism needs the same paper trail that city enforcement systems often don't build by default.
The reporter compiles the ownership map alongside each property's violation and licensing history, giving the editor and legal review a documented basis — not an assumption — for naming the owner directly.
Investigative and data journalists building accountability stories, and editors and legal reviewers who need corporate ownership substantiated before a piece can run.