The Summit County fiscal officer is warning property owners that paid title monitoring services from private companies are not required and offers for them should be disregarded.
The promotional mailings often arrive after the recent recording of a property deed, Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise said in a news release Jan. 14.
The fiscal office already provides such a service at no cost to residents, Scalise said. It helps residents safeguard against property record fraud.
“There is no need to pay a private company for this service,” Scalise said.
The Property Record Alert system notifies property owners when any documents are recorded using their personal information. Property Record Alert generates and sends automated email alerts detailing the recordings, which can then be used by residents to determine whether acts of fraud have been committed or if the recordings are valid.The Summit County Fiscal Office offers these reminders:
Residents may sign up for Property Record Alert by visiting summitcountyoh-web.tylerhost.net/web and selecting the Property Record Alert button. Email alerts can be configured based on first and last names or business names.Property owners who receive an alert that appears suspicious or fraudulent can contact the SummitCounty Fiscal Office Recorder Division by calling 330-643-2712 or emailing summittreas@summitoh.net.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Summit Fiscal Office says free property record monitoring available
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