Filings in Carbon County Recorder of Deeds' office exceeded 8,000 in 2015
More than 8,000 entries were entered in the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds office in 2015, according to an annual statistical report released by Emmett P. McCall, the current officeholder.
As a result of the department's activities last year, the recorder collected and remitted $3,640,316.74 in revenues.
Breakdowns of filings
A breakdown of the filings included: assignments of mortgage, 462; agreements of sale, 3; assignments of rents and leases, 150; deeds recorded, 2,470; declarations of acquisition, 2; deed-time shares, 63; easements, 79; elected official commissions, 2; financing statements, UCC-1, 13; financing statements, UCC-3, 24; highway occupancy permit, 1; lease agreements, 9; mortgages, 2,032; mortgage amendments, 4; subdivision maps, 37; survey maps, 9; miscellaneous, 53; miscellaneous - no parcel, 2; modification agreements, 102; notary commissions, 86; notice of assessments, 3; orders of court, 9; powers of attorney, 229; preferential assessment applications, 57; preferential assessment breach, 2; releases of mortgage, 37; satisfactions of mortgage, 2,209; and subordinations of mortgage, 70.
In all the office filed 8,239 documents.
County revenue
McCall reported the office collected $241,338.50 in recording fees, which was turned over on a monthly basis to the Carbon County General Fund. Other revenue derived from the Recorder of Deeds' office last year included: commission on local realty taxes, $29,949.08; commission on state realty taxes, $14,960.95; Affordable Housing administrative fee, $10,860.60; and commission earned on state writs and UCC statements, $149.83. The total revenue the county received from recordings and commissions listed above amounted to $297,258.96.
McCall said some filings throughout the year also resulted in special funds amounting to $102,628.40, including $61,543.40 that was generated to assist the county in its Affordable Housing (rehabilitation) program; $16,434 that was received and deposited in the County Records Improvement Fund; and $24,651.00 that was added to the Recorder of Deeds Improvement Fund.
In addition, the county received $37,308.97, in additional revenue from other services provided by the recorder's office, including $18,450.50 in copies; $217.50 in certification of copies; $80 in map copies; $6,299.50 in rejection fees; $18,195.26 in remote access fees; and $437.71 in miscellaneous recording fees.
In all, McCall was able to turn over to the county $437,196.33.
Transfer taxes
Meanwhile, as part of the real estate recording process, the recorder's office also collected transfer taxes for area school district and municipalities as follows:
School Districts: Jim Thorpe Area School District, $347,918.74; Lehighton Area School District, $163,063.84; Palmerton Area School District, $130,274.08; Panther Valley Area School District, $55,047.66; Weatherly Area School District, $44,214.49; and Hazleton Area School District, $8,206.84.
Municipalities: Banks Township, $5,599.06; Beaver Meadows Borough, $2,607.75; Bowmanstown Borough $7,505.59; East Penn Township, $34,933.30 Franklin Township, $38,192.64; Jim Thorpe Borough, $42,405.30; Kidder Township North, $24,711.57; Kidder Township South, $108,072.53; Lansford Borough, $11,277.11; Lausanne Township, $1,527.75; Lehigh Township, $1,394.26; Lehighton Borough, $39,704.94; Lower Towamensing Township, $31,528.95; Mahoning Township, $41,552.72; Nesquehoning Borough, $29,683.43; Packer Township, $6,517.07; Palmerton Borough, $38,186.21; Parryville Borough, $5,025.75; Penn Forest Township, $197,440.01; Summit Hill Borough, $14,086.78; Towamensing Township, $53,053.24; Weatherly Borough, $44,214.49; Weissport Borough, $3,654.25.
State proceeds
McCall also remitted $1,762,499.38 to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including $1,496,084.38 in realty transfer taxes; $261,422 in JCS/Access to Justice Funds and $4,133 in writ taxes and $860 in notary fees.
