(OP-ED)– The author of this post is the author of the book Clouded Titles (among numerous others) and proffersthis message for educational purposes only and in no way should this be construed as legal advice.
Why the foregoing number?
That’s how many counties, boroughs and townships there are in America that contain public land records.
I recently received a video interview which contains the commentary of John O’Brien (Southern Essex MA Register of Deeds) and Jeff Thigpen (Guilford County NC Register of Deeds), both of whom I know and respect. Both share the commonality with some not-so-notoriously known elected officials (Armando Ramirez (Osceola County FL Circuit Clerk) and Nancy Rister (Williamson County TX County Clerk) who, having audited their public records echoed similar sentiments.
“When I saw the results of the audit we did in Williamson County, Texas, I was overcome with the same level of feeling as if…