LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lake County Clerk’s Office is alerting residents about official-looking notices from companies that promise to provide property data reports for a fee.
Lake County Clerk Gary Cooney said the information offered for sale can be found on a variety of government websites for free.
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“These companies gather contact information from public records on recently-recorded documents, then use that information to target residents with official-looking mailers that offer services and information that are readily available and free to our customers,” said Cooney.
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The Clerk’s website allows free access to recorded deeds and information on recorded properties.
The Lake County Clerk’s Office offers residents a free recording notification service that sends an alert when documents are recorded in Lake County’s Official Records.
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Residents can sign up for the Fraud Protection Service here.
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