Watch Register Ashe on 22 News warning homeowners of the State Record Retrieval Board's attempt to charge residents $87.00 for a copy of their deed

Officials warn of property deed scam: wwlp.com

Private Company with Government Sounding Name Soliciting Hampden County Homeowners

Donald E. Ashe, Hampden County Register of Deeds, reported today that a California-based company, State Record Retrieval Board, with a Boston, Massachusetts mailing address is offering to provide homeowners with a copy of their property deed and a property profile for a processing fee of $87.00.

Most, if not all, of the information in the property profile can be obtained free of charge from the local assessor’s office. The Hampden County Registry of Deeds charges a dollar a page for a certified copy of a property deed and since most deeds are only three pages, the total charge is $3.00.

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