The Linn County Clerk’s Office is offering a new Property Recording Alert Service, which will notify property owners by email when a document that references their name is recorded, according to Linn County Clerk Marcie Richey.
Before this service, property owners may not have learned about recordings that might affect their titles, on documents such as deeds or liens, for weeks or months after an event.
Now, with PRAS, property owners will be notified immediately.
Richey said that subscribers to this free service will receive an alert sent to their email address when a document that contains their name has been recorded in the Linn County Clerk’s Office.
Richey noted that subscribing to this service does not guarantee fraud prevention.
How it works:
A customer creates an online account and enters their name and email address. From that point on, if a recorded document matches the registered name, an automated email is sent.
The email will include the document number, a recording date and time, and a note advising the recipient to contact the Linn County Clerk’s Office at (541( 967-3829 for more information. The records are not available online.
To subscribe to the Property Recording Alert Service, visit: https://www.linncountyor.gov/clerk/page/property-recording-alert-service-pras
Richey points out that Oregon Revised Statute 9.160 prevents the county from providing legal advice.
“We are unable to explain or provide information regarding the contents of recorded documents,” Richey said.
She added that the Property Recording Service information may be subject to public disclosure laws.