Act 110,
the
Uniform
Municipal
Deed
Registration
Act,
became
effective
December
8, 2008.
The Act
abolishes
the
requirement
to have
Deeds
pre-registered
at the
Municipalities
prior to
recording
at the
Recorder
of Deeds
As of that date you will need to register a copy of the signed Deed
(it does
not have
to be
recorded)
at the
municipality
along
with
their
form (if
required)
and the
fee
which
may not
exceed
$10.00.
The Deed
must be
sent via
registered
or
certified
mail for
registration
within 2
business
days of
recording.
Municipalities
may
allow
electronic
registration.
Alternatively,
the
Recorder
and
Municipality
may
enter
into an
agreement
for the
Recorder
to
provide
information
and
collect
fees.
Prior to December 8th, there were 14 municipalities in Bucks County,
13 in
Montgomery
County,
2 in
Chester
County
and 1 in
Delaware
County which required
pre-registration.
Click
here
to see a
list of
those
Municipalities.
Municipalities will generally need to pass new ordinances to comply
with Act
110. We
recommend
that you
call the
registration
offices
to
confirm
they
have
adopted
new
ordinances
to
comply
with the
Act.
The Pennsylvania Land Title Association’s legislative committee, most
notably
Sandy
Dixon,
worked
with
state
legislature,
municipality
associations,
and
other
groups
to get
this Act
passed
and
signed.
It was a
long two
year
process
that
will
benefit
the
title
industry.
On November 14, 2008 Sandy Dixon and Bill Drobins of Old Republic
Title
met with
the
Montgomery
County
Recorder
of Deeds
and 11
of the
13
municipalities
to
discuss
the Act
and its
consequences.
The
outcome
was that
the
municipalities
want to
work
with the
legislature,
PLTA and
other
groups
to work
out a
way to
satisfy
the
municipality
concerns.
We will
advise
you of
any
developments
In summary…
You can send your Deeds to be recorded as soon as you are ready;
there is
no need
to
pre-register
them.
Check
with the
authorities
to
confirm
the
method
of
registration.
If we hear about the ordinances being passed we will let you know. In
turn, if
hear
something
email or
call us
so we
pass it
on.
Lastly, if you don’t electronically record your security instruments
- check
into it.
It’s
easy and
minimizes
recording
delays.
Contact
Bill
Drobins
if you
have
questions
on
electronic
recording.
Should
you have
any
questions,
please
contact
our
underwriting
counsel:
Steve
Gratman;
Sue
Swick
or
Dwight
Edwards.
