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Statewide Increase in Recording Fees; Statewide Recorder Notification Program Statewide Increase in Recording Fees
Assembly Bill 1430 (Bennett) would raises the recording fee for recording the first page of a document to $15 (from up to $10 under current law), and $4 (instead of up to $3 under current law) for each additional page. The bill would also prohibit document recording fees from exceeding the reasonable costs for providing these services, and no longer requires $1 of the recording fee for each additional page to be deposited in the county general fund. The fee for recording the first page that shall be available solely to support, maintain, improve, and provide for the full operation for modernized creation, retention, and retrieval of information in each county’s system of recorded documents is increased from $1 to $3. The bill passed the Assembly Local Government Committee on a vote of 8-0 and subsequently passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and now awaits a vote on the Assembly floor. Statewide Recorder Notification Program Senate Bill 255 (Seyarto) requires a statewide county recorder notification program. The bill passed the Senate and has now moved to the Assembly. Senate Bill 255 requires, on or before January 1, 2027, every county to establish a recorder notification program via mail for deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, or deeds of trust. In addition to the mailed notice, SB 255 authorizes the county recorder to establish an electronic notification program. The bill allows a fee to be changed from the party filing a deed, quitclaim deed, mortgage, or deed of trust for the cost of implementing the program that cannot exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the county. The bill would not apply to Los Angeles County’s recorder notification program. Comments are closed.
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