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Starting With the Right Record
Use the following Kettering starting points when a record type is already known:
- Who owns or is connected to a street address: use the Kettering street directory
- Historical directory volumes and former residents: use the Kettering city directory collections
- Researching or checking one person: follow the Kettering resident lookup guide
- Custodians behind the records: see the Kettering-area records offices
- Items unavailable online: make a focused request to the named custodian under the Ohio Public Records Act, Ohio Revised Code §149.43
City permits, planning, zoning, and property-maintenance records: Kettering Planning & Development, 3600 Shroyer Road, Kettering, OH; 937-296-2441. For general City of Kettering routing, call 937-296-2400 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Recorded deeds and land instruments: Montgomery County Recorder, 451 W. Third St., 5th Floor, Dayton, OH 45422-1387; 937-225-4275; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Use Recorder's Information Search System (RISS) for online index research.
Parcel and owner information: use the Montgomery County Auditor Real Estate Search. For historical local collections, consult Dayton Metro Library's Dayton Room.