Tag: county recorder
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Rural Land: Emerging Target for Deed Fraud
This land is your land? Well, swindlers have set their sights on land across rural America. They’re impersonating deed holders. Before you know it, they may be taking your land, to make it their land. If you or someone you know owns rural property—and especially if they don’t live on or near the land—here’s what…
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Are You Ready for Arizona’s New Deed Fraud Law?
A 2026 law has changed the game for deed fraud in Arizona. The law is now just weeks from taking effect for Arizona deed transfers. Are you ready? The new law targets two steps in a property transfer: Two Republican lawmakers worked in tandem to make sure this bill got the fast-track treatment. Arizona Senator…
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New Development in West Virginia: Tax Lien Registration Act
Legislators in West Virginia have introduced the Tax Lien Registration Act, which would create one statewide system for filing tax lien notices. Here’s what the public needs to know.
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My Dad Put My Nickname on the Deed: What Should I Do?
My dad passed away. His name and mine are on the home deed I just inherited from him. Here’s the issue. He put my nickname, Kathy, on the deed — though my actual name is Katherine. Do I need to change the deed? If so, can you tell me how? This kind of situation arises…
