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Augusta Richmond GA
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RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA - RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION
REQUESTING TAX MAP AND PARCEL NUMBERS BE ADDED TO LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS ON ALL REAL ESTATE DEEDS
THIS RESOLUTION adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission (the
"Commission").
WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia handles a
significant volume of real estate transfers on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Assessor's Office processes such transfers on the tax rolls of
Richmond County, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, while the Tax Assessor's Office makes every effort to ensure that the
transfers are properly recorded, the potential for error still exists; and
WHEREAS, if a transfer is incorrectly recorded, the error can create additional errors in
the Tax Commissioner's Office; and
WHEREAS, if the tax map and parcel number was added to the legal description of real
estate deeds, errors could more readily be identified and avoided; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Assessor, Tax Commissioner and the Clerk of the Superior Court
believe that the addition of the tax map and parcel number to the legal description of real estate
deeds will improve the efficiency of each oftheir respective offices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission, and it IS hereby
resolved by authority of same the following:
1. That all persons filing real estate deeds transferring real property in Augusta
Richmond County, Georgia are hereby requested to include the tax map and
parcel numbers of the transferred property in the legal description of same.
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That the County Attorney communicate such request to the members of the
Augusta Bar Association.
3. That the Clerk of the Superior Court, when returning recorded deeds to
attorneys and other professionals recording deeds in Augusta Richmond
County, Georgia, notify such individuals of such request.
4. That this resolution shall pecome effective upon its adoption.
Duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, Georgia this JS'~ of
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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION
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