Carbon County property transfers
Revenue from deeds
Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 212 deeds, 270 mortgages and 530 other writs during the month of October.
As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $37,697.12. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $29,952.50; data processing fees, $2,031.25; notaries, $40; commission on transfers and writs, $4,350.37; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,323.
McCall remitted $506 in state writ taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, while Carbon County municipalities and school districts shared realty transfer tax disbursements totaling $214,530.86, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.
McCall deposited $3,036 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $2,024 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $21,479 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.
Also, $7,497 was collected last month for the Affordable Housing Program in Carbon County.
In all, funds collected in the Recorder's office last month amounted to $501,300.84.
Deeds recorded
Bowmanstown
A. Donald Behler to Stoneridge Realty, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, two parcels, both on Oak Street, $761,038 and $40,875.
A. Donald Behler to Ore Street Realty, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at 617-619 Ore St., $94,383.10.
A. Donald Behler to White Street Realty, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at 615-619 White St., $184,460.70.
East Penn Township
Derek B. Wilkinson to Derek B. Wilkinson, 266 Hilda Lane, Lehighton, property at 244 Breezy Lane, $1.
Franklin Township
Larry E. Smith to Edward F. Porambo Jr., 318 Fairyland Road, Lehighton, property at 318 Fairyland Road, $1.
Jim Thorpe
Elaine C. Watto to Beverly A. Putt, 727 North St., Jim Thorpe, property at 727 North St., $1.
Lehighton
A. Donald Behler to Columbia Street Real Estate, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at Bridge and 10th sttreets, $773,616.60.
A. Donald Behler to Cypress Street Realty, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at Sixth and Cypress streets, $367,221.
A. Donald Behler to Bridge Street Real Estate, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at 1102 Bridge St. and a vacant lot on Bridge Street, $127,530.
Lower Towamensing Township
A. Donald Behler to Stoneridge Realty, LLC, 333 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, vacant lots on Towhee Drive, $86,873.
Mahoning Township
Ronald L. Wenrich to Scott A. Rex, 179 Rudelitsch Road, Lehighton, property at 179 Rudelitsch Road, $180,200.
Eileen Durante to Melo Enterprises, LLC, 870 W. Stagecoach Road, Lehighton, property at 391 Mill Road, $150,000.
Irene Stawnyczyj to Marko Stawnyczyj, Richland, N.C., property at 124 Konowaletz Blvd., $1.
Palmerton
Steven Potisk to Scott R. Andress, 677 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, property at 414 Lehigh Ave., $39,900.
Jason C. Haines to Jason A. Merkel, 657 Franklin Ave., Palmerton, property at 657 Franklin Ave., $119,800.
Summit Hill
Daniel J. McCarthy to Jodie M. Zeigenfuss, 249 S. Third St., Lehighton, property at 38 W. Railroad St., $25,500.
David A. Phillips to Michael C. Glennon, 112 E. Fell St., Summit Hill, property at 112 E. Fell St., $58,000.
