(Mineola, NY) Maureen O’Connell, Nassau County Clerk, demands that the County Executive and County Legislature eliminate the illegal fees built in to the 2018 County Budget.
Maureen O’Connell said, “A review of the 2018 proposed budget revealed a startling increase in recording fees. The 2018 proposed budget calls for an increase of $100 in the fee to record a mortgage, a deed, a satisfaction. Less then ten years ago this fee was just $10.” O’Connell continued, “Furthermore the budget proposes an increase of $100 to the Assessment Department Tax Map Verification fee. I believe this is an illegal tax that has no bearing on the recording of land documents.”
“These proposed fees,” O’Connell explained, “are disproportionate to the services being provided and the courts have determined these disproportionate fees to be an illegal tax, which does not represent the cost of providing services.”
The County Clerk is an office created by the New York State Constitution, serving as Clerk of the Supreme and County Courts and as an agent for state and federal governments. In addition, the Clerk is responsible for recording documents relating to real property located in Nassau County and maintains the official index of real property ownership.
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