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Recorder warns of large timeshare-recording workload and third‑party postcard scams
Summary
LaSalle County recorder told the committee her office received several massive timeshare documents (one with ~24,000 legal descriptions) that would cost tens of thousands to index; staff are negotiating with the timeshare company and vendor about whether the county will index all legals or require payment. Recorder also warned residents about third‑party firms reselling public documents via postcards.
County recorder Karen told the Taxes, Elections, GIS, Assessors and Recorder Committee that her office is grappling with an unusually large recording job involving timeshare properties.
The recorder said one incoming power-of-attorney filing contained roughly 24,000 legal descriptions and that recording fees would amount to about $48,000 for that single document; two additional documents of similar size were also…
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