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Recorder warns of fee-for-service mailings; free Property Watch and veterans DD214 help available

Monroe County Board of Commissioners · March 27, 2026

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Summary

County recorder staff told the board that residents are being targeted by mailed offers charging for deed copies and property-alert monitoring; the recorder said Monroe County provides a free Property Watch alert via docspop.com and will provide DD214 copies and recordings for veterans at no charge.

The county recorder's office used the March 26 meeting to warn Monroe County property owners about commercial mailings that charge for deed copies and property-alert services.

Recorder staff (S5) said the county offers a free Property Watch alert system through its partnership with docspop.com that allows residents to monitor recordings against property by name or legal description and receive alerts by email or text. The presenter cautioned that in unincorporated areas similar "meets and bounds" legal descriptions can cause neighbors' properties to appear similar, so users may want to use specific legal descriptions.

The recorder also said deed copies are available from the county for about $1 per page and that vendors who charge higher fees are not the county's provider. Staff urged veterans to contact the recorder for free DD214 copies and said the office will record DD214s at no charge; obtaining a copy from the national database can take about two months.

"I just wanted to let everybody know that we offer that service for free," the recorder said, urging residents to use the county website rather than paying third-party fees.