Are you purchasing or refinancing a home in Chester County, Pennsylvania?
Don’t let the biggest investment of your life be jeopardized by not having the proper Chester County title insurance coverage at settlement!
We are a Pennsylvania Title Insurance Company providing independent 3rd party title services to home buyers. Let us look out for you!
And our in house real estate attorney will review your title and mortgage documents with you at NO additional cost!!
HOME BUYERS HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO CHOOSE YOUR TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY!
A federal law called the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) entitles the individual homeowner to choose a title insurance company when purchasing or refinancing residential property. Typically, homeowners don’t make this decision for themselves, instead relying on their bank’s or attorney’s choice; however, the homeowner retains the right. RESPA makes it unlawful for any bank, broker, attorney or seller to mandate that a particular Chester County title insurance company be used. Doing so is a gross violation of federal law and any person or business doing so can be heavily fined or lose its license.
Another reason to choose World Wide Land Transfer as your Chester County Title Insurance company is that we will be a true independent 3rd party to your transaction. We are not owned or operated by your real estate agents firm or your bank. This eliminates the chance of conflicts of interest between your title insurance provider and the referral source (realtor or bank).
County of Chester Recording Information:
The Office of the Recorder of Deeds
313 W. Market Street, Suite 3302
P.O. Box 2748
West Chester, PA 19380-0991
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School Districts of Chester County:
Avon Grove School District
Coatesville Area School District Downingtown Area School District Great Valley School District Kennett Consolidated School District Octorara Area School District Owen J. Roberts School District Oxford Area School District Phoenixville Area School District Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Unionville-Chadds Ford School District West Chester Area School District Tax Claim Bureau Chester County
Tax Claim Bureau 313 West Market Street, Suite 3602 P.O. Box 2748
West Chester, PA 19380-0991
Phone: 610-344-6360 Fax: 610-344-4722 taxclaimdept@chesco.org Jeffrey A. Laudenslager, Director Jonathan B. Schuck, Asst. Director Assessment/Tax Claim Bureau of Land Records – UPI Basics Chester County requires the Uniform Parcel Identifier, or UPI number, to be placed on the first page of each land record document submitted for recording. The Bureau of Land Record’s primary purpose is to verify each UPI number on each document. All documents are reviewed by the Bureau of Land Records prior to being recorded by the Recorder of Deeds.
FORMAT OF THE UPI
In Chester County, the UPI number and the Parcel Identification Number (PIN) are NOT the same number. The UPI is a standardized version of the PIN. As there were various forms of the PIN, an exact UPI format is needed on recorded documents.
The following is a valid UPI number. Note that the dashes and decimal points are important and that leading zeros are never used.
11-5A-26.6B
This property is located in Downingtown Borough, on map sheet 5A, as parcel number 26.6B
Note that suffixes to the PIN, such as E, U, or T are not part of the UPI and should not be included.
Tax Claim Calendar – Changes every year Tax Claim / Tax Sale Schedule
2012 Tax Sale Schedule
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Chester County Sheriff Sale Information
Sheriff Sales / Real Property
Preparation and Processing of legal documents for Sheriff’s Sale comply with Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
2014 Sale Dates
Notice
Sales are held every third Thursday of the month
All sales are held in the Justice Center at 11 am.
(Courtroom to be assigned the week of the sale)
Contact the Real Estate Department:
sheriffsales@chesco.org Conditions of a Chester County Sheriff Sale
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Fee Schedule our PA Title Company uses for Chester County Recording Documents:
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Deeds
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$65.00 – includes one UPI, up to four pages, and four names
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| Each additional Page | $4.00 | |
| Each additional Name | $1.00 | |
| Extra tract of land | $1.00 | |
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Each additional UPI
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$10.00
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Deeds-in-Blank/Relocation Deeds
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Must include 2 Separate Statements of Value; 2 Separate Real Estate Transfer Tax Checks for the State; 2 Separate Real Estate Transfer Tax Checks for the Local Tax; A Separate Check for Recording fees, which must include the administrative processing fee of $65.00
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Mortgages
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$65.00 – includes one UPI, up to four pages, and four names
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| Each additional Page | $4.00 | |
| Each additional Name | $1.00 | |
| Each additional UPI | $10.00 | |
| Any document that alters a mortgage is charged as a mortgage, i.e., Mortgage Modification Agreements, Amendments, Assumptions and Supplement Extensions. | ||
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Mortgage Satisfactions, Assignments, Releases, Easements, and Rights of Way
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$52.00 – includes one UPI, up to four pages, and four names
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| Each additional page | $2.00 | |
| Each additional name | $0.50 | |
| Each additional UPI | $10.00 | |
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Others w/Transfer Tax Due
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$52.00 – includes one UPI, up to four pages, and four names
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| Each additional Page | $2.00 | |
| Each additional Name | $0.50 | |
| Each additional UPI | $10.00 | |
| This is for Miscellaneous documents that require the payment of Pennsylvania Realty Transfer Taxes under Pennsylvania Department of Revenue regulations. | ||
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Powers of Attorney, Subordinations of Mortgage, Rights of Way, and other Miscellaneous Documents
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$18.50 – up to four pages, and four names | |
| Each additional Page | $2.00 | |
| Each additional Name | $0.50 | |
| Each necessary UPI | $10.00 | |
| If a Power of Attorney (POA) is related to a specific parcel, then a UPI number is required and a UPI fee will be assessed. | ||
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UPIs
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A $10.00 fee per UPI number will be collected at the time of recordation. UPI numbers are required on all recordings except, POA, UCC, Notary Bonds & Commissions. UPI NUMBER SHOULD BE TYPED ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE DOCUMENT. A typed or computer generated label, containing the valid UPI, affixed to the first page is acceptable. The Tax Parcel Number and the UPI Number are formatted differently and are not the same. Find or verify a UPI
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Subdivision Plans
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All maps and plans are to be between 17″ x 22″ and 34″ x 44″. The print contrast must be suitable for microfilming black on white. Three copies are required. The fee for recording is $60.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each additional page, plus any UPI fee(s). The charge is made on one copy only. $1.00 for time-stamping each page of additional set of plans. Please note: same day plan recording stops at 3:30pm each day.
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Public Utility Filings
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$7.00 per filing / $1.00 per each additional copy
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Financing Statements
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All U.C.C. Filings $100.00 flat fee per filing.
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Notary Commissions
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The fee for Notary Bond and Oath is $40.50. | |
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Exhibits
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An exhibit, map, or plan filed with another document is$5.00 per exhibit.
Exception: A condominium plan is $25.00. Note: Any paper filed with a document that is larger than standard legal size is considered an exhibit. |
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Certified Copies
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Copies, when made by staff, fee is $5.00 per page and$1.50 for certification. Copies, when made by customer, fee is $0.50 per page and$1.50 for certification. |
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Faxed Copies
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Copies faxed to your fax machine location. Fee is $5.00 per page plus a $1.00 fax fee per order. Invoice will accompany your order and is payable upon receipt. For order forms or any other general information contact Cathy N. Addison at 610-344-5317.
Note: Faxed copies of documents cannot be certified. |
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PRIA
Document Standards
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In January 2005, our office adopted the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) Document Standards. All documents submitted for recording are required to meet these standards. Documents submitted that do not meet these standards must be accompanied by a $25.00 non-compliance fee (per document).
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$10.00 per name when requested in advance.
$20.00 per name when requested same day.
Contact our office immediately after you have been assigned a hearing date by the court. Pick-up the certificate the day of the hearing, prior to going to court.
Re-recording a Mortgage
For pricing, see Mortgages above.
Re-recording a mortgage requires:
1) Submission of the complete, intact original recorded mortgage, with each of our labels, seals, and stamps intact.
2) A clear explanation for the re-recording typed or neatly printed on the first page or on a cover page.
3) Any error should be stricken by drawing a line through the incorrect information and clearly stating the correct information. Any omission should be corrected prior to resubmission.
4) The re-recording must be accompanied by a newnotary’s acknowledgement of the borrower. The notary is acknowledging that the borrower appeared in person and that this re-recording is, in fact the borrower’s deed and act–the borrower does not need to resign the mortgage.
