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VIVA ESCROW Q & A SEGMENT
(Real questions sent to us – verbatim!)
QUESTION:
Recently, my cousin found a notarized document, a completed quitclaim deed that she signed 3 years ago and forgot to have it recorded. The notary stamp shows the date of the notary person has expired. Is this document still valid to be recorded?
ANSWER:
As long as the date of the notary commission date had not expired when the notary did the notarization, it will be fine to record.
EDUCATIONAL MOMENT:
For educational purposes, please note the following brief summary of the basics of a deed:
- It is good to record the deed at the County Recorder’s office as soon as possible because it makes the ownership change public.
- However, if the deed was properly drawn, signed and delivered to the Grantee (person receiving the deed) that process is already a signal of intent and the Grantee can claim the change occurred when they received it. The document does not actually have to be recorded.
- The notary of the signature is only required for the purpose of recording of the deed at County Recorder’s.
When you have a few minutes, check out my Art of Escrow education video on Deeds, as linked below.
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~ Funny Video of the Month ~
Summer time at the pool
When the lifeguard needs to take a break
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~ Quote of the Month ~
“As I watch this upcoming generation try and rewrite our history, I’m sure of one thing: it will be misspelled and have no punctuation.
Either that or it will be perfect because … AI”
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My Educational Offering for the Month:
Art of Escrow – Deeds – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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You Have Questions? We Have Answers!
Juliana Tu, CSEO, CEO, CBSS, CEI, SASIP
“Escrow is my FOREMOST language!”
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