Posted by pat/WA on 5/15/12 2:00pm
Msg #420900

record a deed

Do all county auditors require a three inch margin on the first page of a document before they will record.
Title send a document to be recorded and it did not have a three inch margin on the first page. Extra $100.00 for a cover page.
Is this the norm?

Reply by Yoli/CA on 5/15/12 2:04pm
Msg #420901

Requirements may vary from county to county. You may want to check with the county in question before making the trip. JMHO

Reply by JPH13/MO on 5/15/12 2:04pm
Msg #420902

It seems to be the norm for MO and KS. I have never seen one without it since I started, although I am fairly new (less than a year).

Reply by BrendaTx on 5/15/12 2:04pm
Msg #420903

State law would govern that in Tx. n/m

Reply by Yoli/CA on 5/15/12 2:22pm
Msg #420906

St law in WA also. Stand corrected. Thanks, Brenda! n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 5/15/12 2:07pm
Msg #420904

Pat, Google. It is there. n/m

Reply by dickb/wi on 5/15/12 6:09pm
Msg #420923

wi has a std face shet for all recorded docs................ n/m

Reply by John Merchant JD on 7/10/12 12:46pm
Msg #426241

WA "margins" recording law

Yes, this WA state statute is to be found in RCWs (WA stats), so is same in every county in WA.

And I'd guess that most of us have had to redo a doc or two because we overlooked this dumb law...I certainly have!

If your title co here is in WA this was a major screwup as they're supposed to be the layman's law source and they normally as very careful. Call T Co manager and demand it fix this screwup.