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Old 04-29-2013, 07:31 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Just Sold View Post
I think it is an attitude by the Registrar of Deeds to protect those individuals and other entities in the County who do not want the public to have easy access to information about their real estate transactions. ie Privacy.
That is exactly what my bank said, and they said they had problem in other counties with the open access, its "public information" stuff, with forgeries and identity theft. They are glad Carroll is offline.


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It's very easy to get all that information you mentioned, ....
If its so easy, then there should be no complaints, eh ?



Actually, if I was house hunting, I'd look for towns and counties that weren't online. I've had enough with (obviously lazy) nosey & jealous neighbors & co-workers over the years, all due to online access.
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