News from the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
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Registration CLOSED for the Chester County Veterans Breakfast |
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We are very much looking forward to the Recorder of Deeds' 2021 Veterans Breakfast coming up on Friday, November 12th, from 8:30 - 11:30 AM at the Laborers' District Council Education & Training Center in Exton. The responses have been pouring in over the last few weeks and we sincerely thank those of you who have RSVP-ed thus far for your interest and participation. As space is limited, the Registration window is now CLOSED and we are no longer accepting any additional attendee responses.
If you missed the deadline, we look forward to seeing you at next year's annual event. For those of you who are attending, don't forget to wear a face covering and bring your appetite!
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Successful Off-site Event at West Goshen Township |
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The Recorder of Deeds had a wonderful time on Thursday, October 7th, at the West Goshen Township Municipal Building from 9am to 12pm recording discharges and issuing Chester County Veteran Discount ID Cards to our local Veterans. Special thanks to: Township Supervisor John Hellmann for initiating the process for us to use the event space; all the Recorder of Deeds and West Goshen Township staff that helped put it all together so nicely; the Coatesville VA Medical Center, Veterans' Multi-Service Center of Downingtown, Offices of U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan and State Senator John Kane for participating and offering information and resources; and, finally, all the Veterans that came out to make this effort a huge success. The event serviced approximately 35 servicemembers in total. We look forward to producing more off-site events like this in the near future.
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From left: West Goshen Township Supervisor John Hellmann, Chester County Recorder of Deeds Chris Pielli, and Veteran attendee David Elias. |
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Recorder of Deeds team member Ishmael Brown assists a Veteran attendee with recording his discharge document and receiving a certified copy. |
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Recorder of Deeds Chris Pielli (right) and Special Projects Coordinator Kim Bydlon (left) give a Veteran attendee an envelope of resources and materials and a certificate of appreciation for his service. |
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The Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the second floor of the West Goshen Township Municipal Building was bustling with Veterans and stakeholders throughout the entire event.
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Sessions from PRODA's 2021 Annual Conference |
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The Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds Association (PRODA) is a state-wide membership organization of all 67 county Recorders of Deeds and Recording Officers. Officials from the Chester County ROD office were happy to attend PRODA’s latest conference to collaborate, learn and plan for future developments affecting our department. Discussions of issues and updates included the latest from representatives of the Department of Revenue, Department of Open Records, Office of Victim Advocate and the PA Department of State. To learn more about PRODA, please visit www.parecorderassoc.com. |
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Credit Card Fee Reduction |
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In February, the Recorder of Deeds announced the acceptance of credit cards as a method of payment for all recording fees. Municipal and State tax fees must still be paid by two separate checks. As a reminder, other acceptable forms of payment include cash (in person, for recording fees only), money order and business checks—personal or estate checks are not accepted at any time.
Recently, the financial partner the Recorder of Deeds uses to process these credit card payments, Municipay, has agreed to reduce its minimum credit card fee by $0.50, from $2.00 to $1.50. This became effective in July 2021. For recording fee transactions of $89.00 or less, this $1.50 convenience fee will be applied. For transactions over $89.00, a fee of 2.25% of the total transaction will be charged—this remains the same. Thank you for your continued business.
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Bubbles the bulldog is the official mascot of the Recorder of Deeds and best fur friend to Second Deputy Erin VanRyn. Bubbles has all the answers to common questions as well as helpful tips to expedite your recording process without any major issues. Woof-hoo! |
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Do You Accept Digital Signatures on Documents to be Recorded? |
Bubbles says... "Sure!" We can accept digital signatures on e-recorded documents. In such cases, we need the following statement to be included: “This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.”
When hard copy documents, like Satisfactions, come in on paper, we need at least one (1) wet signature and a wet notary signature. We accept paper copies with additional digital signatures only if they contain a secure electronic signature verification note accompanying the signature(s), like through docVerify.
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News from the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
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County of Chester, Recorder of Deeds | Website
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