LowellDeeds

We'll take a break from whining about the website today. When Governor Romney filed his FY2005 Budget last month, he also filed two pieces of "companion legislation." One, called An Act to Clarify Certain Tax Provisions and Improve Various Activities of the Department of Revenue, would cause some dramatic changes at the registry of deeds. To read the full text of the bill, click HERE. The sections effecting the registry are 22, 23, 51 and 67. Under this bill, state tax liens and child support liens would no longer be recorded at the registry of deeds but would be entered in a central registry maintained by the Department of Revenue. Researching a property would require you to check the records at the registry of deeds and this DOR lien registry. This bill also specifies that any lien would attach to after acquired property. Please take a moment to read this legislation. So far, it seems to have slid under everyone's radar. We're anxious to hear your comments about it.