at Yuma County in Yuma, Arizona, United States
Job Description
NATURE OF WORK
Under general supervision, performs work of routine difficulty in examining and processing title and legal descriptions used in changes of ownership and legal descriptions for real property. This position has department specific responsibility. Nature of Work (Illustrative Only) Processes incoming deeds and various transfer documents and verifies appropriate account association; reads and interprets maps, and researches and analyzes the history of ownership of land parcels; determines and verifies legal descriptions when necessary; performs extensive research of legal titles to determine legal condition of property, determines and verifies legal descriptions, analyzes history and ownership of land parcels; research, locate and identify properties in database to determine ownership, sales price of property and current parcel ID number; examines and traverses recorded metes and bounds, legal descriptions and recorded plats; serves as the liaison between Assessor and title companies, as well as other real estate professionals to resolve title discrepancies; researches the history of a particular property to answer questions concerning records relating to locating information about taxes, liens and judgments, bankruptcy, mortgages and foreclosure proceedings during or preceding the title’s existence; works closely with GIS Mapping to ensure correct legal description in all property transfers; also Irfan View program to research for property history deeds; assists real estate professionals and the general public by answering questions regarding property title, mapping, property identification, principles, and practices; sorts, indexes and retrieves forms, formats and types letters, and various other correspondence to property owners, and process confidential and sensitive documents; answers complex questions from title companies, engineers, surveyors, government and general public concerning principles procedures and practices used in property; examines and completes records, forms and documents; regular and reliable attendance is required; performs other duties as assigned. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account