Carbon County Court news

Revenue from deeds

Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 264 deeds, 226 mortgages and 365 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 $34,413.28. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $26,766; data processing fees, $2,092.26; notaries, $60; commission on transfers and writs, $4,077.52; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,417.50.

McCall remitted $427.50 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 $203,144.35, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.

McCall deposited $2,565 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,710 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $27,122 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.

Also, $8,032.50 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 $480,558.98.

Prothonotary’s report

A total of case 284 were started in October in the office of Carbon County Prothonotary Joann M. Behrens, according to a monthly statistical report released by the officeholder. A breakdown of cases is as follows:

Civil actions, 20; custody complaints, 17; complaints to modify custody, 17; district justice appeals, 8; divorce complaints, 16; complaint in ejectment, 1; license appeal, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 22; protection from abuse petitions, 29; protection from sexual violent individual petition, 1; tax sales, 5; judgments, 109; miscellaneous case, 1; stipulations/waivers of liens, 2; and writs of executions, 35. The office also processed 65 passport applications and provided assistance to 36 individuals with passport renewal applications.

Behrens’ financial report for October shows $37,983.17 was generated as follows: prothonotary’s fees, $30,517.11; interest income, $1.16; custody/divorce fees, $1,500.; PFA Surcharge, Sheriff; $100; PFA Surcharge, Courts, $100; data processing fees, $4,334.15, stenographer fees, $1,430.75; and remote access fees, $900.

The prothonotary also remitted $4,018.03 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $64 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,120 was deposited in the Prothonotary’s Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.

Deeds recorded

Penn Forest Township

James E. Schick Sr. to Lynn Walsh, P.O. Box 1429, Albrightsville, Towamensing Trails Lot 296, Section 1, $5,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to U.S. Bank N.A., Owensboro, Kentucky, property at 71 Cottonwood Drive, $96,635.50.

Vincent Posa to Maureen Lifer, 180 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, property at 180 Old Stage Road, $125,000.

Robert A. Fanaro to Jameson Alphonse, 78 Seneca Road, Albrightsville, property at 78 Seneca Road, $177,500.

Anita Marie Davis to Thomas Naphys, Philadelphia, Lot 85, Section 1, Towamensing Trails, $8,000.

Lawrence M. Laveglia to Anthony J. Kane, 10 Blue Spruce Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 10 Blue Spruce Lane, $196,000.

Mark B. Edgar to John Collura, 13 Bear Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 13 Bear Lane, $15,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to DTSPA LLC, P.O. Box 88, Slatedale, property at 88 Nosirrah Road, Albrightsville, $49,999.

Jonathan P. Muller to Robert Clegg, Philadelphia, Lot V545, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $5,500.

John D. Mueller to Turina A. Mercado, 8 Poplar Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 8 Poplar Lane, $200,000.