Marin County offers resources to protect homeowners from property deed fraud

by Staff, Bay City News October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

Deed fraud is one of the country's fastest growing crimes, and victims can have their property stolen out from under them without even being aware that a deed was recorded changing ownership. Marin County is working to change that. (Photo by noxos/Freepik)

Marin County residents have a new resource to help protect them from property deed fraud, which county officials called one of the country’s fastest-growing white collar crimes.

Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Shelly Scott and District Attorney Lori Frugoli have launched a local program that notifies property owners when documents have been filed about an ownership transfer.

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