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Posted by Jack/AL on 4/24/19 10:13am
If I understand the OP, you are NOT being asked to change the document, but merely to confirm that something was inadvertently omitted. I had a similar situation, years ago. I did a refinance package, signed by a married lady (owner) and her daughter signed with POA for the father (owner). I inadvertently left something out of the acknowledgement for the mortgage. The title company emailed me a copy of the page in question, years later. The refinance loan had closed, but was eventually in foreclosure, and a title search for the intended buyer revealed the problem. I had, in fact, missed something. The fix was simple and as requested by the title company. I merely wrote a short letter to confirm my error. Nothing was changed. There was no back-dating. The letter just confirmed that I met with and identified the signers on a certain date, we signed the documents, and that I inadvertently left one item out of the acknowledgement on the mortgage. I identified the item and specified what information should have been entered. I then signed the letter in the presence of a local Notary Public who signed the acknowledgement to my letter, and forwarded it to the title company. Nothing was changed on the original mortgage, but supposedly my letter was attached to it. That's all there was to it. Until then, I'd never heard of a scrivener's error, but the nice lady at the title company explained it to me. Once I understood the error and the solution, it was an easy fix, completed at least 12 years ago. My letter was probably no longer than four or five sentences. My worry at the time far exceeded that warranted by the issue. I've just now Googled "scrivener's error" and think that the corrective action taken was appropriate. If I can assist you, please PM me, or we can use phone calls. |
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