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House committee advances bill to create escrow-based deed‑fraud alert system
Summary
The House Committee on Government on Feb. 10 advanced HB 2842, sponsored by Rep. Patty Contreras, to create a voluntary property‑alert system run by the Arizona Department of Real Estate that would notify owners when escrow is opened on their property to help prevent deed theft.
The House Committee on Government voted to give House Bill 2,842 a do‑pass recommendation after hearing testimony that the measure would help homeowners detect and stop deed fraud earlier.
Rep. Patty Contreras, the bill sponsor, told the committee the proposal grew from a constituent’s multi‑year fight to recover a home taken through forged documents and a sale to an online purchaser. "This bill will notify property owners that escrow has been opened on their property," Contreras said, adding the system would be opt‑in and administered by the Department of Real Estate.
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