More than 8,600 documents were filed in the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds office in 2016, according to an annual statistical report released by Emmett P. McCall, the current officeholder.

As a result of the department's activities last year, the recorder collected and remitted $4,465,612.26 in revenues.Breakdown of filingsA breakdown of the filings included: assignments of mortgage, 483; assignments of rents and leases, 144; assumption agreement, 1; deeds, 2,771; declaration of taking, 1; deed-time shares, 51; easements, 130; elected official commissions, 5; elected official bond security, 1; financing statements, UCC-1, 17; financing statements, UCC-3, 38; highway occupancy permit, 1; lease agreements, 8; mortgages, 2,064; mortgage amendments, 14; county map, 1; post construction map, 1; subdivision maps, 47; survey maps, 8; mortgage extension agreement, 1; miscellaneous, 60; miscellaneous - no parcel, 4; modification agreements, 94; notary commissions, 64; notice of assessment, 1; orders of court, 10; powers of attorney, 259; preferential assessment applications, 59; releases of mortgage, 58; satisfactions of mortgage, 2,189; and subordinations of mortgage, 26.In all, the office filed 8,625 documents.County revenueMcCall said the office collected $260,050 in recording fees, which was turned over on a monthly basis to the Carbon County General Fund. Other revenue derived from the Recorder of Deeds' office last year included: commission on local realty taxes, $37,757.19; commission on state realty taxes, $18,875.02; Affordable Housing administrative fee, $12,502.50; and commission earned on state writs and UCC statements, $148.41.The revenue the county received from recordings and commissions listed above totaled $329,333.12.McCall said some filings throughout the year also resulted in special funds amounting to $113,867.50 being received, including $70,847.50 that was generated to assist the county in its Affordable Housing (rehabilitation) program; $17,208 that was received and deposited in the County Records Improvement Fund; and $25,812 that was added to the Recorder of Deeds Improvement Fund.In addition, the county received $42,236.80 in additional revenue from other services provided by the recorder's office, including $15,384.50 in copies; $225 in certification of copies; $7,347 in rejection fees; $18,742.47 in remote access fees; and $537.83 in miscellaneous recording fees.In all, McCall was able to turn over to the county $485,437.42.Transfer taxesMeanwhile, as part of the real estate recording process, the recorder's office also collected transfer taxes for area school district and municipalities as follows:School districts: Jim Thorpe Area School District, $764,015.18; Lehighton Area School District, $365,716.99; Palmerton Area School District, $301,046.85; Panther Valley Area School District, $148,108.56; Weatherly Area School District, $99,838.49; and Hazleton Area School District, $13,928.22.Municipalities: Banks Township, $3,590.85; Beaver Meadows Borough, $2,130.50; Bowmanstown Borough $8,732.47; East Penn Township, $35,939.04; East Side Borough, $1,501.51; Franklin Township, $54,037.48; Jim Thorpe Borough, $53,237.02; Kidder Township North, $27,371.12; Kidder Township South, $114,507.92; Lansford Borough, $15,134.80; Lausanne Township, $974.50; Lehigh Township, $5,487.23; Lehighton Borough, $46,821.92; Lower Towamensing Township, $27,630.17; Mahoning Township, $53,496.58; Nesquehoning Borough, $62,168.29; Packer Township, $3,755; Palmerton Borough, $66,870.17; Parryville Borough, $11,901.27; Penn Forest Township, $248,350.51; Summit Hill Borough, $15,757.41; Towamensing Township, $67,539.79; Weatherly Borough, $16,534.53; and Weissport Borough, $456.60.State proceedsMcCall also remitted $2,167,074.64 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including $1,887,501.14 in realty transfer taxes, $275,267 in JCS/Access to Justice Funds and $4,306.50 in writ taxes.