HB4576 S JUD AMT #1 2-21

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The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4576—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §36-3-11, relating to establishing a procedure for correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust and mortgages; providing definitions; establishing that obvious description errors in a recorded deed, deed of trust or mortgage involving the transfer of interest in real property may be corrected by recorded affidavit; requiring that the correction of an obvious description error may not be inconsistent with the recorded property description; requiring notice be sent to specified persons; providing notice delivery requirements; establishing the contents of the corrective affidavit; establishing the effect of the corrective affidavit once filed; requiring a title insurance company to issue an endorsement to reflect the corrective affidavit; requiring the clerk to record and index the corrective affidavit in the deed book; establishing that a recorded affidavit is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein; requiring associated costs be paid by the recording party; providing that a person who wrongfully records a corrective deed is liable for actual damage, reasonable costs, and attorney fees; providing that remedies under this section are not exclusive; and providing a format for the corrective affidavit and notice of an intent to correct an obvious description error.

Adopted

Rejected