County clerks’ fees going way up
The cost of doing business at the county clerk’s offices is about to go through the roof, but it isn’t because the clerk is raising them.
State legislators made that decision and Gov. Matt Bevin signed off on it.
The new fees will take effect at the beginning of the new calendar year.
In some cases, the fees will be three or four times what they are now.
The Kentucky General Assembly approved the changes earlier this year, and the governor signed the legislation into law in March, to take effect in January.
While county governments had nothing to do with it, the counties will benefit from it in the form of new revenue.
Lawrence County Clerk Chris Jobe said filing fees are very expensive to process.
“A lot of our recordings are permanent records. The cost to record and maintain are expensive,” Lawrence County Clerk Chris Jobe said. “And not all the fees stay in the clerk’s office.”
“One of the fees we collect now are for affordable housing trust fund fees. On January 1 the state will begin accepting e-recordings, also. There is a storage fee included in the new fees that will help in preserving the records. Kentucky recording fees have been a lot lower than other states,” Jobe added.
The following are some of the fee changes:
• Deeds — currently $17 for the first three pages and $3 for each additional page, but the new fee will be $50 for the first five and $3 for each additional one.
• Mortgages — currently $17 for the first three pages and $3 for each additional page, but the fee will go to $80 for the first 30 pages and
$3 for each additional page.
• Power of attorney — currently $17 for the first three pages and $3 for each additional page, but the new fee will be $50 for the first five and $3 for each additional page.
• Wills — were an $8 flat fee, but now they will be $47 for the first five pages and $3 for each additional page.
This is the first big increase in fees for county clerks’ offices since 2007, although there were some smaller increases in 2012.
it’s the republican way cut taxes for the top and raise them for the bottom been going on since Reagan
KAG,
Is that similar to the liberal way of socialism? Isolate all power at the top and control everything everyone does?
The legislature sent bill to Bevin . Blame them all of them not gov.
He didn’t have to sign it, they are all to blame.
it was majority republicans who sent Matt the bill
just like his right to work bill
his doing away with B Readers for coal miners with black lung
Miss know it all.
Mr. Jobe said it right when he said KY paid a lot less than other states, and you still will after January too. In TN, a will is $180, a deed $100 and power of atty is around $500 dollars! However we have very good county and state services, no water problems, clean well maintained roads and right of ways, and you will never se garbage in a creek or river. Yes we pay for a decent way of life, but its worth it.
Oh yea KAG before I forget, you are stupid!
I bet you are the first one in line at Rupp
KAG I would bet you would love to see Saggy Nancy as President, AOC as Vice President and Adam Sniff Shitt as Speaker of the house wouldn’t you? Tax everyone who works for a living and give ‘free stuff’ to scum’? Tax the rich, as long as it isn’t all those billionaire Democrats, right? Sell this great nation down the river, as long as riff raff ride free, isn’t that what you really want? The economy is the best its been in 60 years, unemployment is lower than it has been in in 70 years, and black unemployment is the best it has EVER BEEN! Our job growth is 3.6% (Obumbo said it would never be over 2% again), the stock market is 8000 points higher than its highest point under Obumbo, and better than its ever been in history. There are millions of unfilled jobs, wages are rising at 3%+ a year or better. So your party and its lame brained fools are going to do what exactly for me, or anyone else????? TELL ME KAG!
Charley I bet you are cold this morning at Rupp
What did you not understand about “I live in TN” KAG? I wont be at RUPP KAG, but on election day I damn sure WILL vote for Donald Trump, and I will be proud to do so!
TRUMP 2020
KEEP AMERICA GREAT
Donald’s job numbers are NO better than Obama’s
Donald’s first 33 month’s 6.294 millon jobs added
Obama’s last 33 month’s 6.839 millon jobs added
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/ces0000000001?output_view=net_1mth
the stock market under Obama
Dow march 2009 6,469 january 2017 19,804 a gain of 13,335 points or 113% return
while under Trump it’s at 27,347 a gain of 7,543 or 50% return
the biggest reason of a tight labor market is the baby boomers 10,000 a day are retiring a day
let’s NOT forget after 8 years of the last republican president how big of a mess he left
and by the way TN borders KY not far from Rupp but you didn’t need me to tell you that
KAG
Trump’s unemployment rate feb 2017 4.7%
oct 2019 3.6%
a gain of 1.1%
Obama unemployment rate feb 2009 8.1% rose to 10% in oct 2009
jan 2017 4.8%
a gain of 5.2%
KAG
The economy might be better, but the morals and dignity have hit an all time low, as shown by some of your responses. Lying, racism, and treason are the accepted norm. Shame!
KAG, you made up all your numbers and there all a damn lie, which is typical for a liberal. Obumbo was a treasonous piece of trash, and nothing more!
Big, your liberal race card wont work anymore! As for lying, lack of morals treason and racism, look no farther than Odumbo, he was the king of all three.
TRUMP 2020
KEEP AMERICA GREAT
Charley it’s Trumps own Bureau of Labor that’s where the numbers come from
KAG
Charley looks like the sun has come out shouldn’t be to cold for you at Rupp
No KAG, I don’t need to go to RUPP, I know exactly who I will vote for. What are you going to do since Beto quit? I’m pro America, not a damn Communist. Your filthy party wants to destroy this great nation. All you liberals can get together and cry Tuesday night when Bevin wins, and he will! 🙂
I see Charley you made back from Rupp
Charley are you still shedding those tears