Revenue from deeds
Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 164 deeds, 233 mortgages and 465 other writs during the month of March.
As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $30,114.85. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $25,072; data processing fees, $1,659.54 notaries, $140; commission on transfers and writs, $2,123.31; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,120.
McCall remitted $431 in state writ taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, while Carbon County municipalities and school districts shared realty transfer tax disbursements totaling $105,307.57, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.
McCall deposited $2,556 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,704 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $18,165.50 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.
Also, $6,347.80 was collected last month for the Affordable Housing Program in Carbon County.
In all, funds collected in the Recorder's office last month amounted to $269,934.29.
Deeds recorded
Kidder Township
Charlotte S. Mitchell to Mitchell Revocable Trust, Wilmington, Del., property at 12 Maplewood Road, Lake Harmony, $1.
Peter Ginopolas to Peter Ginopolas, P.O. Box 197, Lake Harmony, property at 165 N. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $1.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Shawn Gold, Manalapan, N.J., property at 402 (a/k/a 499) Longview Drive, Lake Harmony, $210,000.
Donald W. Weaver to Louis Viola Jr., Philadelphia, property at 16 Fawn Court, Lake Harmony, $148,400.
Penn Forest Township
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Eviy A. Romero, New York, N.Y., property ast 2614 Oneida Trail, Albrightsville, $110,000.
Voletta Wallace to Melva Thompson, 65 Buck Hill Road, Albrightsville, property at 65 Buck Hill Road, $99,000.
Alexander Goldenberg to George J. Hollingsworth, P.O. Box 1027, Albrightsville, Lot V1912, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $14,500.
Mitchell Ross to Falcon Crest Homes, Inc., 2281 Rt. 115, Effort, two transactions, Lot 1123A, Section N-I, Indian Mountain Lakes, $18,000 and Lot 902, Section N-I, Indian Mountain Lakes, $5,500.
Fannie Mae to Bruce Smith, Hatboro, Pa., property at 1215 North Shore Drive, Albrightsville, $33,075.
Jeanette Quinones Pugh to Jeanette Quinones, P.O. Box 1461, Albrightsville, property at 298 Towamensing Trail, Albrightsville, $1.