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Carbon County property transfers

Revenue from deeds

Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 176 deeds, 216 mortgages and 414 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 $28,963.35. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $23,927; data processing fees, $1,917.01; notaries, $140; commission on transfers and writs, $1,858.54; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,120.80.McCall remitted $403 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 $91,448.03, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.McCall deposited $2,385 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,590 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $16,920 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.Also, $6,351.20 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 $219,877.59.Deeds recordedJim ThorpeLisa Sittler to Elaine Turner, 726 Lehigh St., Jim Thorpe, property at 726 Lehigh St., $1.James D. Redline to Sandra J. Redline, 19 E. Fourth St., Jim Thorpe, property at 19 E. Fourth St., $1.Joseph A. Hirochok to Richard Austin Teates, 301 Center Ave., Jim Thorpe, property at 301 Center Ave., $1.Kidder TownshipLinda A. Hammond to Stephen M. Harrington, Hellertown, House 5, Snow Ridge Village, Section A, $155,000.LansfordBrendan Oguinn to Charles A. Williams, Philadelphia, property at 238 W. Abbott St., $5,500.Jean A. Bruch to Anne Koshuta, 32 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, property at 32 E. Bertsch St., $36,079.LehightonBetty J. Griffith to Troy J. Schmick, 176 S. Fourth St., Lehighton, property at 176 S. Fourth St., $158,000.Penn Forest TownshipFred P. Bosselman to Kay W. Bosselman Revocable Trust, Evanston, Ill., property at 551 Bear Creek Lake Drive, $1.Merlyn L. Tooley to Todd S. Bos, 85 Fawn Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 85 Fawn Road, $208,000.Linda J. Schwab to John C. Brennan Jr., 94 Hunter Lane, Albrightsville, Lot 617, Section A, Indian Mountain Lakes, $60,000.Francine Weiner to Corinne J. Montalvo, 48 Hopi Road, Jim Thorpe, Lot 158, Section B, Pocono Forest Lake, $216,000.Anthony G. Petruzzelli to Anthony J. Petruzzelli, Brooklyn, N.Y., Lot 3, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $1.Federal National Mortgage Association to Thomas M. McKay, Stewartsville, N.J., property at 104 Porter Drive, a/k/a 1039 Porter Drive, $54,111.Stanley Costello to Michael Rudinski, Trooper, Pa., property along West Clarks Lane, $1.Stanley Costello to James M. Dirado, Norristown, Pa., property along Boxwood Circle, $1.Towamensing TownshipGlenn A. Kern, 433 W. Washington St., Slatington, Lot 5, Mountain Laurel Estates, $25,000.Rchele A. Simeck to Emmanuel Garbidakis, 70 Country Acres Drive, Kunkletown, property at 70 Country Acres Drive, $1.WeatherlyGeorge W. Johnson to George W. Johnson, 1014 E. Main St., Weatherly, property along East Main Street, $1.