Requiring the sheriff to audit a certain percentage of recorded deed-related and mortgage-related documents and report thereon.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the sheriff to audit a certain percentage of recorded deed-related and mortgage-related documents and report thereon

This bill would require the sheriff to audit no fewer than five percent of deed-related and mortgage-related documents recorded by the city register by inquiring whether the party against whom the deed-related or mortgage-related document has been recorded authorized such document to be recorded and understood the legal effect of such recordation. The bill would also require the sheriff to report annually on the outcomes of its audits.