In response to a report released by the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation detailing the growing threat of property fraud, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is urging homeowners to register for the Monmouth County Clerk’s free property fraud alert program.
Issued by the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, the report details a statewide rise in property fraud, which occurs when criminals use stolen identities and fraudulent documents to impersonate property owners and illegally transfer or sell real estate.
“The state’s report underscores the importance of property fraud alert programs like the one we have been offering homeowners at no cost since 2017,” said Clerk Hanlon. “It’s critical that property owners know when documents are recorded under their name so that they can quickly identify suspicious activity and take action to protect their property.”
The Monmouth County Clerk’s Property Fraud Alert Program provides notifications to subscribers via email, text message or phone call each time a document is recorded with their name on it at the recording division of the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. Homeowners can
register at https://www.propertyfraudalert.com/NJMonmouth at no cost. Approximately 14,000 subscribers have enrolled in the program to date.
The state’s 85-page report, which highlighted cases, pending legislation and recommendations based on feedback from the state’s county clerks, can be accessed at https://www.nj.gov/sci/investigative-reports/approved/Deed-Fraud-and-Related- Schemes.html.
The Office of the Monmouth County Clerk is comprised of five divisions handling property recordings, elections, archives, passports and records management. The Office also provides resident, veteran and Gold Star Family identification cards to eligible county residents, administers oaths to notaries and public officials and performs wedding ceremonies. The Monmouth County Clerk is a constitutional and administrative officer elected to a five-year term by the voters of Monmouth County. Christine Giordano Hanlon, Esq. has served as Monmouth County Clerk since November 2015.
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And while Mayor Lori Hohenleitner made it clear that so long as she is mayor, and just about everyone has her telephone number, she wants everyone to know everything the governing body does and what’s going on, Borough Administrator Caleb Stratton made it clear that even though he directed the borough attorney to write a letter to a private citizen without the borough council’s approval, even though he had set up a meeting with a private citizen the mayor also said she would attend, and even though they were speaking about public property adjacent to one of several residents enjoy next to the public steps, he was not going to discuss anything about the negotiations with the one neighbor out of respect for her. “I have nothing else to say,” The administrator explained to the public at the council meeting.And while Mayor Lori Hohenleitner made it clear that so long as she is mayor, and just about everyone has her telephone number, she wants everyone to know everything the governing body does and what’s going on, Borough Administrator Caleb Stratton made it clear that even though he directed the borough attorney to write a letter to a private citizen without the borough council’s approval, even though he had set up a meeting with a private citizen the mayor also said she would attend, and even though they were speaking about public property adjacent to one of several residents enjoy next to the public steps, he was not going to discuss anything about the negotiations with the one neighbor out of respect for her. “I have nothing else to say,” The administrator explained to the public at the council meeting.And while Mayor Lori Hohenleitner made it clear that so long as she is mayor, and just about everyone has her telephone number, she wants everyone to know everything the governing body does and what’s going on, Borough Administrator Caleb Stratton made it clear that even though he directed the borough attorney to write a letter to a private citizen without the borough council’s approval, even though he had set up a meeting with a private citizen the mayor also said she would attend, and even though they were speaking about public property adjacent to one of several residents enjoy next to the public steps, he was not going to discuss anything about the negotiations with the one neighbor out of respect for her. “I have nothing else to say,” The administrator explained to the public at the council meeting.
