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Montgomery County recorder outlines deed‑fraud prevention, free notarization and veterans ID programs
Summary
Montgomery County Recorder Lori Kennedy described a deed‑fraud pre‑check program, free notary services, a fraud‑alert sign‑up (3,200 homes enrolled), and a Transfer‑on‑Death option to ease probate; staff reported prosecutions and property recoveries.
Montgomery County Recorder Lori Kennedy told Riverside City Council on Aug. 18 her office is focusing on deed‑fraud prevention and outreach, offering free notary services and a fraud‑alert sign‑up that she said has enrolled about 3,200 homes since she took office in January.
Kennedy said her office now notarizes roughly 100 documents per month at no cost and has added two notaries with a third in process. She described a pre‑fraud review with the county auditor’s office for quick‑claim deeds: the auditor will hold quick‑claim deeds for a pre‑fraud stamp before transferring them to the recorder’s office…
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