Protection From Deed Fraud!
Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office has a free service to help homeowners from scams or fraud by notifying you if a document changing the ownership is received by this office. Subscribing to this service is quick and easy, Go to their website :
bcpa/OwnerAlert to register your property. Property fraud is occurring more and more. Criminals can record fraudulent deeds transferring ownership and then try to mortgage, sell, or rent the property. Owner Alert, this early notification allows you to notify law enforcement and stop scammers in time. Also their office has no legal authority to determine if a deed is fraudulent.
I’ve been meaning to post this since I’ve heard horror stories, especially to seniors. One last thing is that I believe this holds true for the Palm Beaches.