Revenue from deeds

Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Donna Gentile reported her office recorded 180 deeds, 123 mortgages and 256 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 $26,446.86.

A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $20,951; data processing fees, $733; notaries, $70; commission on transfers and writs, $3,876.26; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $816.60.

Gentile remitted $279.50 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 $193,289.41, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.

Gentile deposited $1,677 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,118 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $19,803 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program. Also, $4,627.40 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 $440,530.58.