Are You Sure Your Home Is Still in Your Name?

When a deed, a lien, or a transfer gets filed with the county, nobody at the recorder's office is verifying that the person who signed it is really you. And that’s by design, not neglect. Recording offices exist to maintain the public record and to confirm completeness of the process, not to judge whether every signature is genuine. Which means the thing standing between you and someone filing a fraudulent document against your property is not a gatekeeper. It is whether you find out quickly.