Pretty sure I'll need it for her Medicaid application. We've looked high and low and can't find the mortgage in lock box, or anywhere. The house was paid off in the '80s. Maybe another company took over the original one, but how do I find out? No listing online.
Medicaid review looks to see if the property has a homestead exemption in place - if not then the property could be viewed as an asset rather than "exempt".
Also a copy of the property assessment goes to the states MERP program, where it remains inactive until the owner dies and Medicaid recoup/recovery happens.