Posted by mtcwgrl on 1/3/07 10:31pm
Msg #168945

Does any county in Texas allow white out on the DOT?

Did a signing today for a lady buying a house in Texas. On all the notary pages there was white out on the state and county part. When I called the title co they said that the notaries never line through the state and county so they just whited it out. So I had to take the bo's copy and line through the state and county put the correct one in with my initials.

I know the answer but just wondering.

Reply by ZeeCA on 1/3/07 11:36pm
Msg #168951

i doubt ANY state does n/m

Reply by christiSocal on 1/3/07 11:43pm
Msg #168952

Thats what I'm thinking too.

Here in Cali it's one major NO-NO

Reply by ZeeCA on 1/3/07 11:48pm
Msg #168953

Re: Thats what I'm thinking too.

Any legal doc would be compromised as how do you prove when the white out was applied and what it is hiding?

i think the bo is an idiot to have signed but hey that is mho.....

i was a paralegal for a few decades....

Reply by BrendaTx on 1/4/07 5:46am
Msg #168966

I have only received that in one package and it came from Texas Nations Title a long time ago. That's the Texas branch of Nationstitle. It was only on one title document. I made a copy of it rather than use the "white out" copy as I think it's a bad idea, if not just plain wrong. However, has the "law" caught up with the days of white out and made clear laws against it? Don't know.

I can see how title companies might let one slip through on this on just their title docs. I am sure it was an accident in my case.

I suspect someone got overworked and meant to copy your entire package before sending out.

Reply by Ernest__CT on 1/4/07 7:18am
Msg #168969

I'm with Brenda, as usual.

I'd photocopy the page with the whiteout and use the copy.

Using whiteout is a major no no!

Reply by Lee/AR on 1/4/07 7:47am
Msg #168977

I can only speak for Arkansas (& this used to be true & maybe still is for WI, also...possibly it's even universal, but I don't KNOW that). Recording offices don't care whether whiteout is used or not. This is a NSA/TC/SS/Lender bugaboo only, IMHO. I am not a lawyer, but I watch Law & Order a lot.

Reply by mtcwgrl on 1/4/07 8:16am
Msg #168979

Interesting...I am going to call my counties recording office.

Thanks all!

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 1/4/07 8:24am
Msg #168980

I've seen them use white out on a regular basis here in MI at the title company office.