HOMEOWNERS DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY

If you own real property or a condominium you probably have received a letter in the mail telling you that it is important that you have a certified copy of your deed.  Well you don’t.  The company sending you the letter is only trying to get you to pay them for something you don’t need.

As long as your deed has been filed with the registrer of the county in which the real property is located, you do not need any other proof of ownership. In the City of New York you can review your recorded real property records online at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtml. Click on ’BEGIN USING ACRIS”.  You can then search for records by name or block and lot. Images of all documents filed from 1965 are available for viewing online.