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Marion County Recorder offers free alert service to notify homeowners of recorded documents
Summary
Marion County Recorder Faith Kimbrough said the Recorder's Office provides a free phone-based property fraud alert that calls homeowners when a document is recorded in their name; the office said it cannot prevent fraud but can notify owners so they can take legal steps.
Marion County Recorder Faith Kimbrough said her office offers a free property fraud alert that will contact homeowners if someone records a document in their name.
Kimbrough said the service lets residents register a phone number that the Recorder's Office will call if an instrument is recorded under their name. "If anybody puts any document, you know, in your name, we will call you and contact you and let you know that this has been something that has been recorded," she said.
The Recorder's Office said the alert is meant to help homeowners "get ahead of" fraudulent recordings by notifying them quickly. Kimbrough said that after the office notifies a resident, "that's your opportunity to say to call us and say, hey. I didn't do that. What was the document?" and that, at that point, homeowners generally should consult an attorney.
Chief Deputy Recorder JR Reiter said the office cannot prevent someone from attempting fraud but can provide early warning. The office has public outreach planned — including signage in some neighborhoods — to promote the alert and how to enroll.
Kimbrough framed the alert as a way to help residents protect property passed down to heirs. She said the office will include discussions of property-fraud cases and prevention advice on its public program "On the Record."
