Investigative Support · Business purpose
Skip Tracing for Businesses
DFS helps businesses locate customers, tenants and former employees they have a lawful reason to contact, using research by Delator Group investigators.
A legitimate reason to reach someone who left
A customer stops paying and moves. A tenant vacates owing rent. A former employee needs a final document or the return of company property.
Each is a common business need, and each requires a lawful purpose. DFS confirms that purpose before any research begins.
How business requests work
- State the purposeDescribe why you need to contact the person and what information you hold.
- Purpose confirmedDFS reviews the request for a permissible purpose and declines it if one is lacking.
- Research and reportInvestigators locate and, where needed, confirm the subject, then report in writing.
Business locate services
Locating past-due customers, former tenants and former employees for a permissible, documented business purpose.
- Past-due accountsCurrent address research for customers with outstanding balances.
- Asset recovery contextLocating the person responsible for leased or company property, without repossessing anything.
- Former tenantsForwarding address research for landlords and property managers.
- Former employeesContact information for final pay, records or property return.
- Written resultsA short report of findings and how they were supported.
Compliance comes first
Federal and state laws govern how information about consumers is obtained and used.
- DFS reports are location findings, not consumer reports, and must not be used to decide credit, employment, insurance or housing eligibility.
- Laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act may apply to how you use the results; consult your own counsel.
- DFS does not collect debts, contact subjects on your behalf or access protected records without legal process.
- No guaranteed result.
Questions about skip tracing for businesses
Can I use the results to screen a job or rental applicant?
No. DFS location findings are not consumer reports and cannot be used for eligibility decisions.
Will DFS contact the customer for us?
No. DFS reports location findings; your business or its counsel decides how to make contact lawfully.
What if we need papers served after finding the person?
DFS can serve them, including detainer warrants and General Sessions civil warrants.
Related services
Next steps and alternatives that often go with this work.
Reviewed October 2026 by Delator Field Services. General information, not legal advice.
Tell DFS what the matter needs
Call, text or email with the task, the county and any deadline. You will get a plain answer on scope and cost before work begins.
Questions first? Call or text (629) 310-8667 or email contact@delatorgroup.com.