Carbon County property transfers
Revenue from deeds
Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 156 deeds, 217 mortgages and 425 other writs during the month of February.
As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $28,186.04. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $23,928.50; data processing fees, $1,682.50; notaries, $50; commission on transfers and writs, $1,459.14; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,065.90.
McCall remitted $399 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 $72,283.52, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.
McCall deposited $2,394 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,596 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $17,131.50 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.
Also, $6,040.10 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 $200,313.68.
Deeds recorded
Banks Township
Bernice Anna Hinkle to Michael Kmetz, 53 E. Market St., Tresckow, property at 53 E. Market St., $67,000.
Bowmanstown
Tonya L. Sterling to 0229 Ventures, LLC, Bethlehem, property at 419 White St., $50,000.
Franklin Township
Federal National Mortgage Association to David B. Emore, 132 Main Road, Lehighton, property at 132 Main Road, $18,000.
Jim Thorpe
Sundog Venture Co., LLC, to James Christman, 116 North Ave., Jim Thorpe, property at 116 North Ave., $5,000.
William R. Reabold III to Kathleen B. Reabold, 510 Silk St., Jim Thorpel property at 510 Silk St., $1.
Curtis M. Jackson to Frank T. Heller, Havertown, Pa., Lot 37, Leisureland North, $50,000.
Kidder Township
Karen C. Varvaro to Jerold Scott Holt, Honey Brook, Pa., property at 200 Snow Ridge Village, $120,000.
Lehighton
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Stanislaw Baka, 2130 Green St., Lehighton, property at 232 N. Second St., $34,000.
Mahoning Township
Clayton E. Rex to Theresa Cannariato, 729 N. First St., Lehighton, property at 729 N. First St., $42,000.
Anna Palumbo to Dominic Palumbo, 393 Grist Mill Road, Lehighton, property at 393 Grist Mill Road, $25,000.
Packer Township
Brian Katchur to Brian Katchur, 85 Berwick St., P.O. Box 43, Beaver Meadows, parcel No. 111-45-C1.02, $1.
Penn Forest Township
Marc S. Keitel to Gail Lindsay Iliff, Santa Fe, N.M., property at 79 Hunt Trail, Albrightsville, $197,500.
John S. Domin to Frank G. Savarese, 18 Dana Court, Albrightsville, property at 18 Dana Court, $170,000.
Summit Hill
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Thomas J. Bartasavage Sr., 219 E. Mountain Top Road, Summit Hill, property at 331 E. Hazard St., $25,725.
Weissport
Don A. Frehulfer Sr. to Don A. Frehulfer Sr., 235 White St., Weissport, property at 235 White St., $1.
