Revenue from deeds

Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Donna Gentile reported her office recorded 272 deeds, 261 mortgages and 414 other writs during the month of February.

As a result of those transactions, Gentile turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $46,192.74. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $37,310.52; data processing fees, $1,013.25; notaries, $50; commission on transfers and writs, $6,060.979; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,758.

Gentile remitted $473.50 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 $302,262.33, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.

Gentile deposited $2,859 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,906 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $35,661.50 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program. Also, $9,962 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 $701,579.40.